Standard Lemma guide
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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Being the successor to a no longer extant organization, operating under the same name and usually claiming to be the same entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: continuity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A continuation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of continue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of long duration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: chronic
Antonyms: none provided
History
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