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con·tin·u·a·tion
(kən-tĭn′yo͞o-ā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or fact of going on or persisting: the continuation of the war.
b. The state of continuing in the same condition, capacity, or place: the mayor's continuation in office.
2. An extension by which something is carried to a further point: The sequel was a continuation of the story that had been established in the first book of the series.
3. The act or fact of beginning again after stopping; resumption: the continuation of the game after a rain delay.
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continuation
(kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən)n
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
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con•tin•u•a•tion
(kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of continuing; the state of being continued.
2. extension or carrying on to a further point.
3. something that continues a preceding thing by being of the same or a similar kind; supplement; sequel.
[1350–1400; (< Anglo-French) < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" lengthening, perpetuation, prolongation, protraction - the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again perseverance, perseveration, persistence - the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" abidance - the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) pursuance, prosecution - the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion survival - something that survives discontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) |
2. | continuation - a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it addendum, supplement, postscript - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end | |
3. | continuation - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization - a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization | |
4. | continuation - the consequence of being lengthened in duration length, duration - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" fermata - (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest |
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continuation
noun
1. continuing, lasting, carrying on, maintenance, keeping up, endurance, perpetuation, prolongation What we'll see in the future is a continuation of this trend.
2. addition, extension, supplement, sequel, resumption, postscript This chapter is a continuation of Chapter 8.
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continuation
noun1. Uninterrupted existence or succession:
2. A continuing after interruption:
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Translations
إسْتِمرار، تَتابُعإسْتِمْرار، تَتِمَّه، تَكْمِلَه
pokračování
fortsættelsegenoptagelse
áframhaldframhald
pokračovanie
nadaljevanje
devamdevam etme
continuation
[kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən] N1. (= maintenance) → prosecución f; (= resumption) → reanudación f
2. (= sth continued) → prolongación f; (= story, episode) → continuación f
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continuation
[kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən] n [situation] → continuation f
(= extension) → prolongement m
[story] → suite f
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continuation
n
→ Fortsetzung f, → Fortführung f; the continuation of the human race → der Weiterbestand or Fortbestand der menschlichen Rasse; the Government’s continuation in office → das Verbleiben der Regierung im Amt
(= retention: of arrangement etc) → Beibehaltung f
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continuation
[kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n → continuazione f; (resumption) → ripresa; (of serial story) → seguitoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
continue
(kənˈtinjuː) verb1. to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on. She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.
2. to go on (with) often after a break or pause. He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.
conˈtinual adjective very frequent; repeated many times. continual interruptions.
conˈtinually adverbconˌtinuˈation noun
1. the act of continuing, often after a break or pause. the continuation of his studies.
2. something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc. This is a continuation of what he said last week.
ˌcontiˈnuity (kon-) noun1. the state of being continuous or logically related. It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.
2. the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.
adjectivea continuity girl.
conˈtinuous adjective joined together, or going on, without interruption. a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement.
conˈtinuously adverbIt rained continuously all day.
continual means frequent, again and again.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption.
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continuation
n. continuación;
prolongación.
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