continuation

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US /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ UK /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of continuing or a part that extends something

    The sequel is a direct continuation of the first novel.

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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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