continuation

noun

con·​tin·​u·​a·​tion kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən 

-yü-ˈā-

1

: the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity

2

: resumption after an interruption

3

: something that continues, increases, or adds

Synonyms

• abidance
• ceaselessness
• continuance
• continuity
• continuousness
• durability
• duration
• endurance
• persistence
• subsistence

Examples of continuation in a Sentence

the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, the year’s most compelling specials are best understood as culminations or continuations. —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024

The dehumanizing treatment prisoners received on Devil’s Island was, in effect, a continuation of the barbarity long inflicted on French Guiana’s enslaved population. —Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024

Any such moves would be a continuation of recent trends, since the US Northeast has already seen its share of active military installations fall since 2005, with most of the gains going to the US southeast. —Steven Tian, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024

Women's rights activists said the concert could be seen as a continuation of the women's resistance movement against the regime, pushing boundaries after the Woman Life Freedom movement. —Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English continuacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French continuacion, borrowed from Latin continuātiōn-, continuātiō, from continuāre "to make continuous, continue" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

continuation

noun

con·​tin·​u·​a·​tion kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən 

1

: the act or fact of continuing in or extending the time of a state or activity

2

: a beginning again after an interruption

3

: a thing or part by which something is continued