continuation
con·ti·nua·tion
noun
1.
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
3.
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
4.
the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Origin
From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.
Phrases
- analytic continuation
- continuation bet
- continuation day
- continuation line
- continuation school
- continuation-passing style
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