continuance

[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uhns ]
/ kənˈtɪn yu əns /
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noun

an act or instance of continuing; continuation: a continuance of war.
a remaining in the same place, condition, etc.
continuation(def 3).
Law. adjournment of a step in a proceeding to a future day.

Origin of continuance

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French; see continue, -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM continuance

non·con·tin·u·ance, noun

Words nearby continuance

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Words related to continuance

continuation, constancy, term, run, extension, protraction, permanence, survival, guts, period, vitality, longevity, endurance, perpetuation

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British Dictionary definitions for continuance

continuance
/ (kənˈtɪnjʊəns) /

noun

the act or state of continuing
the duration of an action, condition, etc
US the postponement or adjournment of a legal proceeding