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

That's largely the result of new housing, a continuation of a more than two-decades-long trend of revitalization in many U.S. downtowns. —Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 June 2024

Value aside, the 2024 Ascent is a holdover from last year’s refreshed model and the continuation of the car’s six-year-old first generation. —James Raia, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024

That’s the question at the center of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the continuation of Andy Serkis' trilogy that jumps ahead 300 years after 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes. —Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 June 2024

Marvel’s parent company Disney developed countless new Star Wars projects and capitalized on its hits like Frozen and Moana by lining up continuations of those stories. —Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 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