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continuation Definition

con·tinu·ation (kən tin′yo̵̅o̅ ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a keeping up or going on without interruption; continued and unbroken existence or action
  2. a taking up or beginning again after an interruption; resumption
  3. a part or thing added to make something reach further or last longer; extension, supplement, sequel, etc.

Etymology: ME continuacioun < OFr continuation < L continuatio < pp. of continuere: see continue

continuation Synonyms

continuation

n.

  1. The act of being continued

    prolongation, continuance, continuing, persistence, perpetuation, protraction, propagation, succession, line, carrying on, perseverance, extension in time, extension in space, continuity, carry-over, production, increase, augmenting, going on, maintenance, maintaining, endurance, enduring, sustenance, sustaining, self-perpetuation, survival, preservation, furtherance, ratification, sanctioning, follow-through; see also persistence, sequence 1.

    Antonyms cessation, end*, termination. *

  2. The act of being resumed

    return, resumption, resuming, renewal, recommencement, reinitiation, recurrence, restoring, reoccurrence, restoration, revival, reappearance, reopening, recapitulation, reorganization, reestablishment, reinstitution, reiteration, repetition, iteration, duplication, reduplication, repeating, reinstatement, recrudescence, new start, fresh start; see also renewal.

    Antonyms pause*, wait*, delay. *

  3. Whatever serves to continue

    supplement, new chapter, sequel, installment, postscript, epilogue, addition, peroration, wake, postlude, appendix, revision, correction, emendation, complement, succession, new version, extension, augmentation, follow-up, afterthought, spinoff; see also addition 2, increase 1.

continuation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • rift: Here a climb over some boulders enters a continuation of the rift.
  • trend: We are seeing a continuation of the trend of recent years toward increasing seasonality in our businesses.
  • sanction: These checks should establish a time frame to stop the continuation of sanctions forever.
  • freeze: The continuation of the freeze in all road fuel duties, in response to the continued volatility in oil prices.
  • tradition: The Review of the Register is a continuation of that tradition.
  • tenancy: The successor had to purchase the continuation of the tenancy by a tax arbitrarily determined.

Converse of object

  • justify: The narrative being constructed by Bowker and Darling to justify the continuation of the existing structure is becoming clear.
  • ensure: The construction of the Interim Bus Station is to ensure a continuation of services throughout the entirety of the works.
  • represent: The first represents a continuation of previous work I have been involved in.
  • threaten: Final episodes usually involve threatening the continuation of the series ' central concept.
  • assume: Assuming the continuation of funding, one option would be to continue with the current stand-alone managerial and organizational arrangements for the strategies.

Adjective modifier

  • analytic: Examples of regular functions defined by series or integrals and their analytic continuations.
  • upstream: Stout South seems to be upstream continuation of main cave but no passable connection.
  • logical: The book is a logical continuation of the previous book " The Oil Factor " by the same author.
  • analytical: Analytical continuation of through, if any, is no longer a ` rotor boundary ' .
  • mere: But I feel that Mandel fails to understand that the ` final solution ' represented a qualitative leap, not a mere continuation.

Modifies a noun

  • notices: These continued provisions were contained in the Continuation Notices given to BT and to Kingston on 23 July 2003.
  • sheet: You need to complete each section of the form, only using a continuation sheet where necessary.
  • funding: Short-term continuation funding for contract research staff at Oxford.
  • crack: Climb the continuation crack above to an awkward exit onto a slab.