'Continuation' definitions:
Definition of 'continuation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of continuing an activity without interruption [syn: continuance, continuation] [ant: discontinuance, discontinuation]
noun
A part added to a book or play that continues and extends it [syn: sequel, continuation]
noun
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: good continuation, continuation, law of continuation]
noun
The consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction]
Definition of 'Continuation'
From: GCIDE
- Continuation \Con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [L. continuatio: cf. F. connuation.]
- 1. That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation. [1913 Webster]
- Preventing the continuation of the royal line. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on; as, the continuation of a story. [1913 Webster]
- My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'continuation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accession,
- accessory,
- accompaniment,
- addenda,
- addendum,
- additament,
- addition,
- additive,
- additory,
- additum,
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- adjunct,
- adjuvant,
- afterthought,
- annex,
- annexation,
- appanage,
- appendage,
- appendant,
- appendix,
- appurtenance,
- appurtenant,
- attachment,
- augment,
- augmentation,
- back matter,
- chorus,
- coda,
- codicil,
- colophon,
- coming after,
- complement,
- conclusion,
- concomitant,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- consequence,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuity,
- corollary,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- descent,
- double take,
- duration,
- dying words,
- endurance,
- envoi,
- epilogue,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- extrapolation,
- fixture,
- follow-through,
- follow-up,
- following,
- increase,
- increment,
- last words,
- lengthening,
- line,
- lineage,
- lingering,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- offshoot,
- order,
- order of succession,
- Parthian shot,
- parting shot,
- pendant,
- peroration,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- posteriority,
- postface,
- postfix,
- postlude,
- postponement,
- postposition,
- postscript,
- procession,
- procrastination,
- progress,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- prorogation,
- protraction,
- PS,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- refrain,
- reinforcement,
- repetition,
- rotation,
- run,
- second thought,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequelae,
- sequelant,
- sequence,
- sequent,
- sequitur,
- series,
- side effect,
- side issue,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- subjunction,
- subscript,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffix,
- suffixation,
- supplement,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- swan song,
- tabling,
- tag,
- tailpiece,
- undergirding,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
Words containing 'Continuation'
- Continuable,
- Continual,
- Continually,
- Continuance,
- Continuant,
- Continuate,
- Continuative,
- Continuator,
- Continue,
- Continued,
- Continuedly,
- Continuer,
- Continuing,
- Continuities,
- Continuity,
- Continuous,
- Continuously,
- Continuousness,
- Continual proportionals,
- Continued bass,
- Continued fever,
- Continued fraction,
- Continued proportion,
- Continuous brake,
- Continuous impost,
- Law of continuity,
- Solution of continuity,
- continuant consonant,
- continuing education,
- continuing trespass,
- continuous current,
- continuous tense,
- good continuation,
- law of continuation,
- continuity army council,
- continuous creation theory,
- continuous receiver watch,
- continuity irish republican army