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Meanings of continuation in English

Portuguese
continuação
Catalan
continuació
Spanish
continuación

The act of continuing an activity without interruption.

continuação
Portuguese
sequência
Spanish
continuación

Any work of literature, film, theater, or music that continues and extends the story of some earlier work.

sequência

The consequence of being lengthened in duration.

A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction.

Usage of continuation in English
1
Terms used interchangeably for sustainability included continuation, maintenance, follow-up or long term.
Pubmed
2
The approach represents a continuation of the label's longtime free music strategy.
Wired
3
There was high interest in the project and demand for future continuation.
Pubmed
4
Lack of a control group in the continuation study limits data interpretation.
Pubmed
5
Yesterday's hearing, held in a spectator-packed state appeals courtroom, represents that continuation.
Wired
6
In continuation of this letter the following was written the next day:
Tales and Novels — Volume 07 / Patronage [part 1]
7
These statements are a continuation of the issues between shareholders, Turkcell said.
Reuters
8
And I thought just a continuation of what I had at home.
The new yorker
9
And the new millennium has seen a continuation of the old order.
The Guardian
10
Although I am sceptical, I agreed with the continuation of membership discussions.
Reuters
11
We wish him the utmost success with the continuation of his career.
Reuters
12
Although I am skeptical, I agreed with the continuation of membership discussions.
Reuters
13
A continuation of this pattern makes South Africa's redistributive tax system unsustainable.
The South African
14
Duminy's fifth Test hundred is a continuation of his success down under.
The South African
15
The modern court-room is only an adapted continuation of a medieval idea.
The Man in Court
16
The surprise continuation has caused stock markets around the world to rally.
BBC
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Translations for continuation
Continuation through the time
Continuation across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common