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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

]

—Synonyms 2. flow, progression.

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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.

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continuity
noun
1.	uninterrupted connection or union [ant: discontinuity]
2.	a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
3.	the property of a continuous and connected period of time

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌcontiˈnuity1 [kon-] noun

the state of being continuous or logically related
Example: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.

Arabic:	إسْتِمْرارِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	连续性，持续性
Chinese (Traditional):	連續性，持續性
Czech:	kontunuita
Danish:	kontinuitet; sammenhæng
Dutch:	continua ateit
Estonian:	järjepidevus
Finnish:	jatkuvuus
French:	continuité
German:	die Stetigkeit
Greek:	συνοχή, αλληλουχία
Hungarian:	folyamatosság
Icelandic:	órofið samhengi
Indonesian:	kesinambungan
Italian:	continuità

Japanese:	継続性
Korean:	연속성
Latvian:	nepārtrauktība; secība
Lithuanian:	tęstinumas, nuoseklumas
Norwegian:	kontinuitet, sammenheng
Polish:	ciągłość
Portuguese (Brazil):	continuidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	continuidade
Romanian:	continuitate
Russian:	последовательность
Slovak:	kontinuita
Slovenian:	stalnost
Spanish:	continuidad
Swedish:	kontinuitet
Turkish:	devamlılık, süreklilik

ˌcontiˈnuity2 [kon-] noun

the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc

Arabic:	سِلْسِلَة، سيناريو سينمائي
Chinese (Simplified):	电影分镜头剧本
Chinese (Traditional):	電影分鏡頭劇本
Czech:	scénář
Danish:	billedfølge; drejebog
Dutch:	draaiboek
Estonian:	režiistsenaarium
Finnish:	käsikirjoitus
French:	continuité
German:	das Drehbuch
Greek:	ροή σεναρίου
Hungarian:	forgatókönyv
Indonesian:	kesinambungan
Italian:	copione
Japanese:	撮影用台本

Korean:	대본, 콘티
Latvian:	scenārijs
Lithuanian:	nuoseklus išdėstymas, montažas
Norwegian:	handlingsforløp, dreiebok
Polish:	scenariusz (szczegółowy)
Portuguese (Brazil):	continuidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	continuidade
Romanian:	(listă de) montaj
Russian:	сценарий
Slovak:	scenár
Slovenian:	scenarij
Spanish:	continuidad
Swedish:	scenario, scenföljd
Turkish:	ayrımlama

ˌcontiˈnuity [kon-] adjective

Example: a continuity girl

Arabic:	إتِّصالي
Chinese (Simplified):	（影片的）剪辑员
Chinese (Traditional):	(影片的)剪輯員, 場記員
Czech:	asistentka režie, skriptka
Danish:	skript-
Dutch:	continuity
Estonian:	režissööri abi
Finnish:	kuvaussihteeri
French:	scripte
German:	Skript-…
Greek:	συνεχής, αδιάκοπος
Hungarian:	naplóvezető
Indonesian:	pengatur adegan film
Italian:	di produzione*

Japanese:	撮影記録係
Latvian:	montētāja
Lithuanian:	montažininkas
Norwegian:	skript(-)
Polish:	dbający o ciągłość
Portuguese (Brazil):	continuísta
Portuguese (Portugal):	de continuidade
Russian:	ассистент кинорежиссёра
Slovak:	skriptka
Slovenian:	tajnica režije
Spanish:	secretaria de rodaje
Swedish:	scripta
Turkish:	ayrılmayan

See also: continual, continuous, continuously, continuation, continue

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

continuity con·ti·nu·i·ty (kŏn'tə-n&oomacr;'ĭ-tē, -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.

The state or quality of being continuous.
An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·ti·nu·ity
Pronunciation: "känt-^&n-'(y)ü-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -it·ies
: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Continuity

Con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Continuities. [L. continuitas: cf. F. continuit['e]. See Continuous.] the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. --Grew.

The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects. --Dryden.

Law of continuity (Math. & Physics), the principle that nothing passes from one state to another without passing through all the intermediate states.

Solution of continuity. (Math.) See under Solution.

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