"discontinuative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} discontinuative (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Indicating discontinuation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (lingustics: indicating discontinuation): epäjatkuva (Finnish), diskontinuatiivinen (Finnish)
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