English dictionary
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English noun: continuation | |||
| 1. | continuation (act) the act of continuing an activity without interruption | ||
| Synonyms | continuance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abidance, lengthening, perpetuation, perseverance, perseveration, persistence, prolongation, prosecution, protraction, pursuance, repeating, repetition, survival | ||
| Antonyms | discontinuance, discontinuation | ||
| 2. | continuation (communication) a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it | ||
| Synonyms | sequel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | addendum, postscript, supplement | ||
| 3. | continuation (cognition) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization | ||
| 4. | continuation (attribute) the consequence of being lengthened in duration | ||
| Synonyms | lengthiness, prolongation, protraction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | duration, length | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fermata | ||
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