continuation
pronunciation
How to pronounce continuation in British English:
UK [kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce continuation in American English:
US [kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
- the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Word Origin
- continuation (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French continuation (13c.), or directly from Latin continuationem (nominative continuatio), noun of action from continuat-, past participle stem of continuare (see continue).
Example
- 1. Traditional values emphasise conventional family life and the continuation of blood lines .
- 2. The hotel will serve as a continuation of beach accents like accords in music .
- 3. Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species .
- 4. Social media are not unprecedented : rather , they are the continuation of a long tradition .
- 5. Washington immediately suggested that this was merely a negotiating position , representing a continuation of existing policies .