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