continuation

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

/ kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən /

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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.

a supplement to a publication previously issued.
a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.

British Stock Exchange. contango.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

continual, continually, continuance, continuant, continuate, continuation, continuation school, continuative, continuator, continue, continued

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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
A continuation of set assignments in most textbooks would dampen the ardor of pupils generally.
Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools|James Daley McDonald
During the continuation of the Corn Laws the farmers have suffered the greatest privations.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler
But this continuation is hardly worthy to be counted among the works of Richardson.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various
Our fathers abolished the slave-trade, but permitted the continuation of domestic slavery.
Aunt Phillis's Cabin|Mary H. Eastman
The sacrifice would have gone straight to her heart, and would have made the continuation of his love possible.'
Her Royal Highness Woman|Max O'Rell

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)

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