CONTINUATION


Meaning of CONTINUATION in English

kənˈtinyəˈwāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English continuacioun, from Middle French continuation, from Latin continuation-, continuatio, from continuatus + -ion-, -io ion

1. : continuance in a state, existence, or activity : uninterrupted extension or succession : prolongation

continuation of the war into next year

: the causing of something to continue

payments made in continuation of his obligated support

2. : the action of carrying on or resuming after an interruption or break

continuation of the meeting was delayed until the next day

3.

a. : something that continues, extends, increases, or supplements

the border is a continuation of the central design

b. continuations plural , obs slang : trousers , gaiters

c. : a work (as a periodical or numbered monograph) issued in successive parts ; also : one of the parts

4. : contango

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