continuation

[kuh n-tin-yoo-ey-shuh n]

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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.
1. a supplement to a publication previously issued.
2. 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

Related formsnon·con·tin·u·a·tion, nounpro·con·tin·u·a·tion, adjective

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Related Words for continuation

continuity, continuance, preservation, extension, perpetuation, assiduity, prolongation, protraction, propagation, endurance, sequel, sustenance, increase, postscript, supplement, furtherance, succession, duration, tenacity, line

Examples from the Web for continuation

Contemporary Examples of continuation

Were there ever plans for a sequel to Scissorhands, or a continuation of that story?
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel
Marlow Stern
December 17, 2014
This obsession with food choice often leads people to cut out the wrong ones, proliferating the continuation of new diets.
The Gluten-Free Diet Has Two Faces
Andrea Powell
May 6, 2014
The eight compositions on display at the Sears-Peyton Gallery are a continuation of a body of work.
In ‘Lost at Sea’ Exhibition, Celia Gerard’s Sculpture Turns to Drawing
Justin Jones
January 11, 2014
But will future systems see the continuation of the online pass?
An Obituary For the Online Pass: Why You Can’t Charge Us Extra For Used Video Games
Alec Kubas-Meyer
November 5, 2013
Going forward, Republicans are hoping they can use the continuation of sequestration as leverage in future budget showdowns.
House Republicans Throw In the Towel
Ben Jacobs
October 16, 2013

Historical Examples of continuation

It is not serious exactly—it is merely, as it were, a continuation of the confession.
In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
Robert Barr
Apparently it went straight on up and was a continuation of that lower pit.
Two Thousand Miles Below
Charles Willard Diffin
It was a narrow apartment, and seemed as if it were the continuation of the corridor.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
And her two daughters-in-law seemed like a continuation of herself.
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola
The Philebus, like the Cratylus, is supposed to be the continuation of a previous discussion.
Philebus
Plato

British Dictionary definitions for continuation

continuation

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)

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Word Origin and History for continuation

late 14c., from Old French continuation (13c.), or directly from Latin continuationem (nominative continuatio), noun of action from continuat-, past participle stem of continuare (see continue).