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the act of continuing or a part that extends something
The sequel is a direct continuation of the first novel.
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· the act of continuing or a...
continuanceextensionprolongationresumptionsequelperpetuationsupplement
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From Latin continuatio(n-) ('a joining together, unbroken succession'), from continuare ('to make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').
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