Meaning of CONTINUATION
| Pronunciation: | | kun`tinyoo'eyshun
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- [n] the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- [n] the consequence of being lengthened in duration
- [n] a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
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| | Synonyms: | | continuance, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction, sequel |
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| | Antonyms: | | discontinuance, discontinuation | | |
| | See Also: | | abidance, activity, addendum, duration, length, lengthening, perpetuation, perseverance, perseveration, persistence, postscript, prolongation, prosecution, protraction, pursuance, repeating, repetition, supplement | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [L. continuatio: cf. F.
connuation.]
1. That act or state of continuing; the state of being
continued; uninterrupted extension or succession;
prolongation; propagation.
Preventing the continuation of the royal line.
--Macaulay.
2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on;
as, the continuation of a story.
My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | See continuation passing style. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accession, accessory, accompaniment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjournal, adjournment, adjunct, adjuvant, afterthought, annex, annexation, appanage, appendage, appendant, appendix, appurtenance, appurtenant, attachment, augment, augmentation, back matter, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, coming after, complement, conclusion, concomitant, consecution, consecutiveness, consequence, continualness, continuance, continuity, corollary, deferment, deferral, descent, double take, duration, dying words, endurance, envoi, epilogue, extension, extension of time, extrapolation, fixture, following, follow-through, follow-up, increase, increment, last words, lengthening, line, lineage, lingering, logical sequence, maintenance, offshoot, order, order of succession, Parthian shot, parting shot, pendant, peroration, perpetuation, perseverance, persistence, posteriority, postface, postfix, postlude, postponement, postposition, postscript, procession, procrastination, progress, progression, prolongation, prorogation, protraction, PS, pursuance, putting-off, refrain, reinforcement, repetition, rotation, run, second thought, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequence, sequent, sequitur, series, side effect, side issue, staying power, straight course, subjunction, subscript, succession, successiveness, suffix, suffixation, supplement, sustained action, sustenance, swan song, tabling, tag, tailpiece, undergirding, uninterrupted course, unremittingness, way |
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