/ ˌdɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti; NAmE -ˌkɑːntəˈnuː-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) ( formal )
1.
[ U ] the state of not being continuous :
discontinuity in the children's education
2.
[ C ] a break or change in a continuous process :
Changes in government led to discontinuities in policy.
OPP continuity
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin discontinuitas , from discontinuus , from dis- not + continuus uninterrupted, from continere hang together.