continuation of an act

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• Continuation War — Part of Eastern Front of World War II Finnish StuG III Ausf. G assault guns on parade …   Wikipedia

• continuation — continuation, continuance, continuity are often confused, especially when meaning the quality, the act, or the state of continuing or of being continued or an instance revealing such a quality, action, or state. Continuation suggests prolongation …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Continuation — 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. [1913 Webster] Preventing the continuation of the royal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• continuation — continuance, continuation, continuity 1. Continuance (14c) is much less common than continuation (also 14c). It is used when the context requires the meaning ‘a state of continuing in existence or operation’ (i.e. a fact) rather than ‘the act or… …   Modern English usage

• continuation — /keuhn tin yooh ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued. 2. extension or carrying on to a further point: to request the continuation of a loan. 3. something that continues some preceding thing by being of… …   Universalium

• continuation — noun 1 (U) The act or state of continuing for a long period without stopping: A royal child will ensure the continuation of the family line. 2 (C) something that follows after something else without stopping or changing (+ of): The present… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• continuation — noun a) That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation. b) That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on; as, the continuation of a story …   Wiktionary

• continuation — /kəntɪnjuˈeɪʃən / (say kuhntinyooh ayshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of continuing or prolonging. 2. the state of being continued. 3. extension or carrying on to a further point: the continuation of a road. 4. that by which anything is continued;… …  

• continuation — n. 1 the act or an instance of continuing; the process of being continued. 2 a part that continues something else. 3 Brit. Stock Exch. the carrying over of an account to the next settling day. Phrases and idioms: continuation day Stock Exch. =… …   Useful english dictionary

• continuation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of being continued] Syn. prolongation, continuance, continuing, persistence, perpetuation, protraction, propagation, succession, line, carrying on, perseverance, extension in time, extension in space, continuity,… …   English dictionary for students

• continuation — noun Date: 14th century 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary