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discontinuity
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCONTINUITY
1
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) <microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires>
Synonyms breach, break, discontinuity, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void
2
a break in continuity <a noticeable discontinuity in the flow of the story>
Synonyms discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis
Related Words caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subinterval
Antonyms continuation, continuity
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