continuation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃn̩] (Australia)
- /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
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Etymology
From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
There is no reason for the continuation of this discrepancy in maximum penalties since the relevant factor here is assault, not the sex of the person assaulted.
1971, “Demand”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 4:
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(countable, uncountable) That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
the continuation of a story
The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.
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(countable) A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.
Whenever a Scheme expression is evaluated a continuation exists that wants the result of the expression.
1986, “MIT/GNU Scheme 10.1.11”, in The GNU Operating System:
- (countable) A successful shot that, despite a foul, is made with a single continuous motion beginning before the foul, and that is therefore valid in certain forms of basketball.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| continuations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
continuation line · continuational · call-with-current-continuation · continuation-passing style · recontinuation · continuable · continuative · noncontinuation · continuation bet · continuation day · continuation school · continuationism · analytic continuation
Hyponyms
first-class continuation ((computing) representation of an execution state of a program) · delimited continuation ((computing) representation of an execution state of a program) · second-class continuation ((computing) representation of an execution state of a program)
Synonyms
Translations (53)
te తరవాయి (act or state of continuing) · pl dalszy ciąg (act or state of continuing) · eo daŭrigo (act or state of continuing) · ba дауам (act or state of continuing) · de Fortsetzung (act or state of continuing) · ms kesinambungan (act or state of continuing) · lv turpināšana (act or state of continuing) · cmn 續編 /续编 (act or state of continuing) · te కొనసాగింపు (act or state of continuing) · bg удължение (act or state of continuing) · be прадаўжэ́нне (act or state of continuing) · es continuamiento (act or state of continuing) · la continuitas (act or state of continuing) · hy շարունակություն (act or state of continuing) · gl continuación (act or state of continuing) · az ard (act or state of continuing) · nl hervatting (act or state of continuing) · he המשך (act or state of continuing) · txb stamalñe (act or state of continuing) · el συνέχεια (that which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on) · ja 継続 (act or state of continuing) · az davam (act or state of continuing) · uk продо́вження (act or state of continuing) · tr devam (act or state of continuing) · pt prosseguimento (act or state of continuing) · ja 続き (act or state of continuing) · hu folytatás (act or state of continuing) · ko 계속 (act or state of continuing) · es continuación (act or state of continuing) · nb fortsettelse (act or state of continuing) · da fortsættelse (act or state of continuing) · sk pokračovanie (act or state of continuing) · el εξακολούθηση (act or state of continuing) · be праця́г (act or state of continuing) · pt continuação (act or state of continuing) · ro urmare (act or state of continuing) · nb videreføring (act or state of continuing) · ca continuació (act or state of continuing) · el συνέχιση (act or state of continuing) · mi roanga (act or state of continuing) · sv fortsättning (act or state of continuing) · it continuazione (act or state of continuing) · cs pokračování (act or state of continuing) · sq vazhdim (act or state of continuing) · bg продължение (act or state of continuing) · fr continuation (act or state of continuing) · pl kontynuacja (act or state of continuing) · ru продолже́ние (act or state of continuing) · ru континуа́ция (act or state of continuing) · nl voortzetting (act or state of continuing) · lv turpinājums (act or state of continuing) · ro continuare (act or state of continuing) · fi jatkuminen (act or state of continuing)