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Definitions for: Continuation [n] the act of continuing an activity without interruption
[n] the consequence of being lengthened in duration
[n] a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Preventing the continuation of the royal line.
--Macaulay.
2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on;
as, the continuation of a story.
My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope.
Synonyms: continuance, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction, sequel
Antonyms: discontinuance, discontinuation
See Also: abidance, activity, addendum, duration, length, lengthening, perpetuation, perseverance, perseveration, persistence, postscript, prolongation, prosecution, protraction, pursuance, repeating, repetition, supplement
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