continuance

American  

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhns] / kənˈtɪn ju əns /

noun

1. an act or instance of continuing; continuation.

   a continuance of war.

   Synonyms:

   prolongation, extension, persistence

2. a remaining in the same place, condition, etc.

3. continuation.

4. Law. adjournment of a step in a proceeding to a future day.

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continuance British  

/ kənˈtɪnjʊəns /

noun

1. the act or state of continuing

2. the duration of an action, condition, etc

3. the postponement or adjournment of a legal proceeding

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Other Word Forms

• noncontinuance
  noun

Etymology

Origin of continuance

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

Related Words

• continuation