continuation

[kuhn-tin-yoo-ey-shuhn]

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.

continuation

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• noncontinuation noun
• procontinuation adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of continuation¹

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

Example Sentences

“It’s basically the continuation of our strategy, and the execution of the strategy, carrying the momentum that we had in fiscal 2025 into Q1.”

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“With ‘Scarlet,’ I imagined this world as a continuation of reality where life and death aren’t opposing but an extension of one another.”

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But that will require supportive monetary and fiscal policies to offset the continuation of policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk.

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With a revived glint in her eyes, she was ready to debrief “Afterglow,” the unexpected continuation of her third studio album, “Eusexua.”

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At the most, Republicans would likely only agree to a short-term continuation with income caps, he said.

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Related Words

• continuance 
• continuity 
• extension 
• perpetuation 
• preservation