continuance

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /kənˈtɪnjuəns/ UK /kənˈtɪnjuəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of continuing, or a legal postponement of proceedings

The defense requested a continuance until next month.

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Etymology

From Old French continuance, from continuer ('to continue'), from Latin continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').

continuare Latin continere Latin

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# continuance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈtɪnjuəns/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈtɪnjuəns/

## Meanings
1. the act of continuing, or a legal postponement of proceedings

## Examples
- The defense requested a continuance until next month.

## Synonyms
- continuation
- duration
- persistence
- perpetuation
- postponement
- adjournment
- prolongation

## Antonyms
- cessation
- discontinuance
- termination
- interruption

## Related Forms
- continue
- continuation
- continuity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: continuare
- Root: continere

## Etymology
From Old French continuance, from continuer ('to continue'), from Latin continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').

## AI Etymology
Continuance comes from Old French continuance, from continuer ('to continue'), from Latin continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together'). The historical trail runs through Latin continuare and Latin continere. In modern use it means the act of continuing, or a legal postponement of proceedings. Related forms include continue, continuation, continuity.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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