continuation

continuation
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of being continued]
Syn. 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 .
Ant. cessation, end*, termination.
2. [The act of being resumed]
Syn. 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 .
Ant. pause*, wait, delay.
3. [Whatever serves to continue]
Syn. 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 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Uninterrupted existence or succession: continuance, continuity, continuum, duration, endurance, persistence, persistency. See CONTINUE. 2. A continuing after interruption: renewal, resumption, resurgence, revival. See CONTINUE.

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  • continuation — [ kɔ̃tinɥasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1283; lat. continuatio 1 ♦ Action de continuer qqch. ⇒ poursuite, suite. Se charger de la continuation d une œuvre. Pop. Bonne continuation ! souhait adressé à qqn qui semble se plaire à ce qu il fait, dans sa situation.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • continuation — I (prolongation) noun addition, adherence, adsiduitas, augmentation, continuance, continuatio, extension, lengthening, maintenance, perpetuation, perpetuitas, perseverance, persistence, preservation, protraction, stretching, sustaining,… …   Law dictionary

  • continuation — CONTINUATION. sub. f. L action par laquelle on continue, et la durée de la chose continuée. La continuation d un ouvrage. Il a trouvé beaucoup de difficultés dans la continuation de ce travail. La continuation de la guerre. La continuation des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • continuation — Continuation. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on continuë. La continuation d un ouvrage. dans la continuation d un travail. Il signifie aussi, La chose continuë. La continuation d une muraille. la continuation de Baronius. Il signifie aussi, Suite & …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • continuation — continuation, continuance, continuity are often confused, especially when meaning the quality, the act, or the state of continuing or of being continued or an instance revealing such a quality, action, or state. Continuation suggests prolongation …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Continuation — 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. [1913 Webster] Preventing the continuation of the royal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • continuation — Continuation, Assiduitas, Continuatio, Continuitas, Instantia, Tenor. Continuation de guerre, Assiduitas belli. L histoire requiert continuation, suite et entrenement de propos, Historia orbem quendam contextumque desiderat. Continuation de… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • continuation — late 14c., from O.Fr. continuation (13c.), or directly from L. continuationem (nom. continuatio), noun of action from continuat , pp. stem of continuare (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • continuation — [kən tin΄yo͞o ā′shən] n. [ME continuacioun < OFr continuation < L continuatio < pp. of continuere: see CONTINUE] 1. a keeping up or going on without interruption; continued and unbroken existence or action 2. a taking up or beginning… …   English World dictionary

  • Continuation — (v. lat.), 1) die Fortdauer; 2) Fortsetzung, Folge. Continuativ, nach einer Reihenfolge verbunden …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Continuation — Continuation, lat., Fortsetzung, Folge; continuirlich, fortdauernd; continuiren, fortsetzen. Continuirliche Größen, in der Mathematik solche, die sich durcheinander nicht gänzlich theilen lassen, weil an ihnen kein Theil der möglich kleinste ist …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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