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Definition of continuation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

continuation

noun
 
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
 
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] an act or the state of continuing
    • They are anxious to ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme.
    • The years 2024–25 saw the continuation of the university’s planned expansion.
    • continuation in something This year saw a continuation in the upward trend in sales.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • logical
    • natural
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    verb + continuation
    • see
    • ensure
    • be seen as
    • …
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  2. [countable] something that continues or follows something else
    • Her new book is a continuation of her autobiography.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • logical
    • natural
    • …
    verb + continuation
    • see
    • ensure
    • be seen as
    • …
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  3. [countable] something that is joined on to something else and forms a part of it
    • There are plans to build a continuation of the bypass next year.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • logical
    • natural
    • …
    verb + continuation
    • see
    • ensure
    • be seen as
    • …
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    4. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin continuatio(n-), from continuare ‘continue’, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).
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