/kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/► audioScrabble 14Words With Friends 19
Definition
noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption.
— synonyms: continuance
noun a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it.
— synonyms: sequel
noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction.
— synonyms: good_continuation, law_of_continuation
noun the consequence of being lengthened in duration.
— synonyms: lengthiness, prolongation, protraction
Examples
“The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.”