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 Words From

• noncon·tinu·ation noun
• procon·tin·u·ation 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

“I am a continuation of what Alvin started. And what I wanted to do was broaden it — make it bigger, and certainly not have anyone forget who this man was, what he has done for the world of dance — what a great swath of intelligence and beauty, and a different way of looking at movement, and sharing the stage,” Jamison told The Times in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times

The once-and-future American president probably is keenly interested in facilitating “normalization” between Israel and Saudi Arabia, seeing it as a continuation of the Abraham Accords, which his son-in-law Jared Kushner helped engineer in his first term and which formalized the Jewish state’s ties to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

From Slate

While the “cascade of illegality” that defined the Bush era’s war on terror was indeed somewhat addressed by Obama, it remained, Koh reminds us, “undercorrected” — including not seeking “stronger accountability for past acts of CIA torture, and the stubborn continuation of a Guantanamo detention policy.”

From Salon

Parts of northern Gaza were not included in the vaccinations due to the continuation of intense Israeli military operations in towns like Jabalia and Beit Lahia.

From BBC

He will be the NPP's candidate and Akufo-Addo said a vote for him would see the continuation of the party's policies and projects.

From BBC

Related Words

• continuance
• continuity
• extension
• perpetuation
• preservation