discontinuer

[Eng. discontinu (e); -er.] 1. Gen.: One who discontinues, leaves off, omits, or forbears a practice, habit, . 2. Spec .: One who has made a break in keeping residence at the Universities. ( Eng .) "Many discontinuers cannot in so short time proceed as formerly, ."- Abp . Laud : Remains , ii. 174 (1639). dis-con-tin-u-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. TINUE.J A. & B. As pr. par . & particip. adj.: verb.) [DISCON (See the C. As subst.: The act of ceasing, leaving off, or omitting; an interruption, a ce ation. "There were so many discontinuings and so many new undertakings." -Burnet: Hist . of Own Time (an. 1662). dis-con-tin-u-i-ty, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. continuity (q. v.).] A want or lo of continuity, cohesion, or uninterrupted connection; a disruption or disunity of parts. "Form rose out of void solution and discontinuity." Carlyle: Sartor Resartus, bk. i., ch. ii.