discontinuous
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discontinuous
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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English continuous
English discontinuous
From dis- + continuous.
adjective
- having breaks or interruptions; intermittent The high capital costs of electrification are cited, with a suggestion that in challenging locations discontinuous electrification could be considered.
- having at least one discontinuity
Similar: broken, fitful, ragged, catchy, discontinuous, intermissive, intermittent, patchy, spasmodic, stop-start
