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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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