continuation
[ kuh n-tin-yoo-ey-shuh n ]
/ kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued.
extension or carrying on to a further point: to request the continuation of a loan.
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.
Library Science.
- a supplement to a publication previously issued.
- a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.
British Stock Exchange.
contango.
Origin of continuation
1350–1400; Middle English
continuacio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin
continuātiōn- (stem of
continuātiō). See
continuate,
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM continuation
non·con·tin·u·a·tion, noun pro·con·tin·u·a·tion, adjectiveWords nearby continuation
continual,
continually,
continuance,
continuant,
continuate,
continuation,
continuation school,
continuative,
continuator,
continue,
continued
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British Dictionary definitions for continuation
continuation
/ (kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən) /
noun
a part or thing added, esp to a book or play, that serves to continue or extend; sequel
a renewal of an interrupted action, process, etc; resumption
the act or fact of continuing without interruption; prolongation
another word for contango (def. 1), contango (def. 2)