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continuation

noun

con·​tin·​u·​a·​tion kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce continuation (audio)
-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

Example Sentences

the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support
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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of continuation was in the 14th century

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