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continuation

[ kuhn-tin-yoo-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued.
  2. extension or carrying on to a further point:

    to request the continuation of a loan.

  3. something that continues some preceding thing by being of the same kind or having a similar content:

    Today's weather will be a continuation of yesterday's.

  4. Library Science.
    1. a supplement to a publication previously issued.
    2. a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.
  5. British Stock Exchange. contango.


continuation

/ əˌɪʊˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. a part or thing added, esp to a book or play, that serves to continue or extend; sequel
  2. a renewal of an interrupted action, process, etc; resumption
  3. the act or fact of continuing without interruption; prolongation
  4. another word for contango contango
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzcDz·پu·tDz noun
  • cDz·پ··tDz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of continuation1

1350–1400; Middle English continuacio ( u ) n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin DzԳپԳپō- (stem of DzԳپԳپō ). See continuate, -ion
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The very idea of peace, he said, wass "nothing but a continuation of war by other means".

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Yes, by even releasing these films so close together, “Warfare” can be seen as the continuation of Garland’s narrative, or at least an attempted one.

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The Welsh government said it welcomed "continued engagement" between the university and wider stakeholders as well as the "proposal for the continuation of nursing education".

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In response to an urgent question from Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Munira Wilson in the House of Commons, Daby said she regretted the delay in announcing the continuation of the fund.

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The spokesperson added that the visa extension scheme allowed "a continuation of rights to work, live and study as well as access to healthcare and welfare support in the UK".

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