continuation

American  

[kuhn-tin-yoo-ey-shuhn] / kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən /

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.

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continuation British  

/ kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən /

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

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Other Word Forms

• noncontinuation
  noun
• procontinuation
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of continuation

1350–1400; Middle English continuacio ( u ) n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin continuātiōn- (stem of continuātiō ). See continuate, -ion

Explanation

When you carry something over a longer period of time than originally planned, that's a continuation. The City Council voted on a continuation of their discussion on the school budget after failing to reach an agreement today. You can also think of a continuation as the act of continuing to do something or to be in a particular situation. The continuation of your allergies makes you suspect they might have something to do with your new cat. Even after your cousin loses his job, he's grateful for the continuation of his health insurance. The Latin root, continuationem, means "a following of one thing after another."

Example Sentences

Cardinale is now trying to sell the Telegraph to the owner of the U.K.’s Daily Mail, though a deal remains unresolved as the Daily Mail’s parent company Rothermere Continuation Holdings awaits government approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Continuation of the mishandling and improper storage of classified material cannot continue.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

It read: "Continuation of the civil measures will be possible in accordance with security assessments and with the preservation of stable security."

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

"Continuation of the Black Sea Initiative is critically important," Martin Griffiths told a U.N.

From Reuters • May 15, 2023

With a copy of the Continuation in his hands, Newcomen would have known almost everything that Papin knew about how to harness atmospheric pressure to build an engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Related Words

• continuance
• continuity
• extension
• perpetuation
• preservation