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con·ti·nu·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	the state or quality of being continuous.

2.	a continuous or connected whole.

3.	a motion-picture scenario giving the complete action, scenes, etc., in detail and in the order in which they are to be shown on the screen.

4.	the spoken part of a radio or television script that serves as introductory or transitional material on a nondramatic program.

5.	Mathematics. the property of a continuous function.

6.	Usually, continuities. sets of merchandise, as dinnerware or encyclopedias, given free or sold cheaply by a store to shoppers as a sales promotion.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME continuite < AF < L continuitās, equiv. to continu(us) continuous + -itās -ity

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—Synonyms 2. flow, progression.

con·ti·nu·i·ty Audio Help (kŏn'tə-nōō'ĭ-tē, -nyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. con·ti·nu·i·ties

The state or quality of being continuous.
An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.
1. A detailed script or scenario consulted to avoid discrepancies from shot to shot in a film, allowing the various scenes to be shot out of order.
2. Spoken matter serving to link parts of a radio or television program so that no break occurs.