continuance
pronunciation
How to pronounce continuance in British English:
UK [kənˈtɪnjuəns]
How to pronounce continuance in American English:
US [kənˈtɪnjuəns]
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- Noun:
- the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- the period of time during which something continues
- the property of enduring or continuing in time
Word Origin
- continuance (n.)
- mid-14c., "a keeping up, a going on," from Old French continuance (13c.), from continuer (see continue).
Example
- 1. In shansi , the people have made of granite a testament to life and its vibrant continuance .
- 2. The continuance and health of human society is therefore in a still higher degree dependent on the school than formerly .
- 3. A second reason for persistence is that the activity itself creates stimuli that focus attention toward its continuance and completion .
- 4. Ourcontent is inherently valuable and to ensure its continuance , it relieson copyright and a sensible dialogue around the commercial implicationsof that copyright .
- 5. If she were with us now , the same winning , happy , amiable companion -- sympathising with all my thoughts and feelings more than any one I knew ever did or ever will -- I think I should have nothing to wish for , but a continuance of such happiness .