continuation
The act or state of continuing or being continuedThe act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
» War is the continuation of politics by other means.
Krieg ist die Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln.
Война есть продолжение политики другими средствами.
Війна — це продовження політики іншими засобами.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
Fortsetzung
продолже́ниеprodolžénije, континуа́цияkontinuácija
продо́вженняprodóvžennja
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
(countable, uncountable)That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
the continuation of a story
The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.
(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.
(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.
Examples
16 sentencesWar is the continuation of politics by other means.
Війна — це продовження політики іншими засобами.
ruВойна есть продолжение политики другими средствами.
deKrieg ist die Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln.
War is a continuation of politics.
Politics is the continuation of war with dangerous threats.
dePolitik ist die Fortsetzung des Krieges mit gefährlichen Drohungen.
Peace is the continuation of war with other means.
deFriede ist die Fortsetzung des Krieges mit anderen Mitteln.
Maria was tasked with the continuation of the work.
deMaria ist mit der Fortführung der Arbeit beauftragt worden.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. MoFrom Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.
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Forms
plural: continuations| Singular | continuation |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- the act of continuing an activity without interruption:continuance
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction:good continuationlaw of continuation
- a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it:sequel
- the consequence of being lengthened in duration:lengthinessprolongationprotraction
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable