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noun
1.
the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued.
2.
extension or carrying on to a further point: to request the continuation of a loan.
3.
something that continues some preceding thing by being of the same kind or having a similar content: Today's weather will be a continuation of yesterday's.
4.
Library Science.
a.
a supplement to a publication previously issued.
b.
a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.
5.
British Stock Exchange. contango.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English continuacio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin continuātiōn- (stem of continuātiō). See continuate, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English continuacio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin continuātiōn- (stem of continuātiō). See continuate, -ion
Related forms
non·con·tin·u·a·tion, noun
pro·con·tin·u·a·tion, adjective
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Continuation
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So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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World English Dictionary
| continuation (kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a part or thing added, esp to a book or play, that serves to continue or extend; sequel |
| 2. | a renewal of an interrupted action, process, etc; resumption |
| 3. | the act or fact of continuing without interruption; prolongation |
| 4. | contango another word for contango |
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Word Origin & History
continuation
late 14c., from Fr. continuation (13c.), from L. continuationem, noun of action from continuare (see continue).
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