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English Dictionary: continuation	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for continuation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
continuation n the act of continuing an activity without interruption Synonym(s): continuance, continuation Antonym(s): discontinuance, discontinuation a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it Synonym(s): sequel, continuation a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction Synonym(s): good continuation, continuation, law of continuation the consequence of being lengthened in duration Synonym(s): lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Continuation \Contin`ua"tion\, n. [L. continuatio: cf. F. connuation.] 1. That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation. Preventing the continuation of the royal line. --Macaulay. 2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on; as, the continuation of a story. My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
continuation See {continuation passing style}.