continuity
pronunciation
How to pronounce continuity in British English:
UK [ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti]
How to pronounce continuity in American English:
US [ˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti]
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- Noun:
- uninterrupted connection or union
- a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
Word Origin
- continuity (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French continuité, from Latin continuitatem (nominative continuitas), from continuus (see continue). Cinematographic sense is recorded from 1921, American English.
Example
- 1. Mr keller sees continuity where others see helter-skelter change .
- 2. But questions were raised about business continuity .
- 3. Maybe this is another question about continuity and divergence .
- 4. There you see continuity for a very very long time .
- 5. But there is another aspect to business continuity , beyond simple command and control .