noun
Meaning 1
The action of continuing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
continuance
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /kənˈtɪnjuəns/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪnjʊəns/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The period during which something continues or goes on; duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: continuation
Antonyms: discontinuance
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening, repetition, repeating, perseverance, persistence, perseveration, abidance, pursuance, prosecution, survival
noun
Meaning 5
the property of enduring or continuing in time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: duration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time
noun
Meaning 6
the period of time during which something continues
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: duration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
Narrower terms: clocking, longueur, residence time, span, stretch, stint, time scale, value, time value, note value, rule
History
Etymology
From Middle English continuance, contynuaunce, from Old French continuance, from continuer.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: продължение (prodǎlženie) — The action of continuing
- French: continuation — The action of continuing
- Hindi: निरंतरता (nirantartā) — The action of continuing
- Occitan: continuïtat — The action of continuing
- Occitan: perseguida — The action of continuing
- Occitan: continuacion — The action of continuing
- Bulgarian: отлагане (otlagane) — Postponement of a legal proceeding
- Dutch: verdaging — Postponement of a legal proceeding
Real reading context