continuation

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continuation

/kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ US, UK
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ US, UK
/kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
[kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃn̩] Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.

noun continuations

countable, uncountable The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession There is no reason for the continuation of this discrepancy in maximum penalties since the relevant factor here is assault, not the sex of the person assaulted.
Similar: prolongation, propagation · Opposite: discontinuation, termination
countable, uncountable That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on. the continuation of a story
countable 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. Whenever a Scheme expression is evaluated a continuation exists that wants the result of the expression.
countable A successful shot that, despite a foul, is made with a single continuous motion beginning before the foul, and that is therefore valid in certain forms of basketball.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: continuance, sequel, continued, ongoing, continuity, permanence, permanency, perpetuation, continuing, sustained, persisting, continuously, continuous, persistence, persistency, persistent

Translations

Every language

noun act or state of continuing

Español	continuación, continuamiento
한국어	계속 gyesok
日本語	継続 keizoku, 続き tsuzuki
中文	續編 /续编 xùbiān
Português	continuação, prosseguimento
Français	continuation
Deutsch	Fortsetzung
Italiano	continuazione
Ελληνικά	συνέχιση synéchisi, εξακολούθηση exakoloúthisi
Română	continuare, urmare
Русский	продолже́ние prodolžénije, континуа́ция kontinuácija
עברית	המשך hemshekh

noun that which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on

Ελληνικά	συνέχεια synécheia

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BibTeX

@misc{continuation_2026,
  title = {continuation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continuation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}