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continuation

noun

Simple meaning

That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.

Pronunciation

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kuhntihnyooayshuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

kəntɪnjuˈeɪʃən

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The act of continuing an activity without interruption

  2. The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

  3. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.

  4. programmingcountable

    A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The act of continuing an activity without interruption

Used this way, continuation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use continuation

  • “The new show is a continuation of the popular original series.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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continuation schoolanalytic continuationdirect continuationcontinuation coveragenatural continuationmere continuationlogical continuationcobra continuation

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • continuitynounDerived noun · specialist

    Uninterrupted connection or union.

  • continuancenounDerived noun

    The act of continuing an activity without interruption.

  • continualadjectiveDerived adjective

    Recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series.

  • continuallyadverbDerived adverb

    Seemingly without interruption.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • good continuationnounCompound term

    A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction.

  • law of continuationnounCompound term

    A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction.

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Antonyms

Sense: continuing an activity without interruption

discontinuation

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