continuation
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continuations
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the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued.
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extension or carrying on to a further point.
to request the continuation of a loan.
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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.
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Library Science.
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a supplement to a publication previously issued.
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a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.
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British Stock Exchange. contango.
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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."
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Forget hot beverages and fall sweaters, this autumn in Southern California has been marked by what feels like a continuation of summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It would certainly be the easy way out, the continuation of a downsizing effort already in progress following one of the dictates of retirement—less stuff, more experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The 10-year yield has recently broken free of a symmetrical triangle pattern, which tends to be a continuation pattern, and has been trending higher since the beginning of March.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said he had informed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a telephone call of "the strengthening of our support with the delivery of interceptors and the continuation of our cooperation".
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
We saw the trial as a continuation of the struggle by other means.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
“Changes in rankings that have taken place have been continuations of longer-term trends, such as the increases seen in the rankings of the three Baltic countries,” Mr. Helliwell said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
What exactly was it that makes the "Dick Francis" novels so special – and makes his son's continuations as memorable and perhaps at times better?
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022
Two were continuations of Kawaoka’s and Fouchier’s H5N1 work.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2022
Some, like “It Chapter Two,” are natural continuations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2019
All his later books can be said to be continuations of The Origin of Species.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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