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noncontinuous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

discontinuous; not continuing without interruption

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not continuing without interruption in time or space

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • discontinuous applause
  • the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas
  • he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discontinuous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + continuous.