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/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
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[ UK /kəntˌɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kəntˌɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
- the consequence of being lengthened in duration
- a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
How To Use continuation In A Sentence
- This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
- Additionally, FDA officials decided the drug must carry a warning on its label stating, "An increased rate of stroke was observed following Xarelto discontinuation in clinical trials" in patients with the faulty heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. FDA Approves Anticlotting Drug
- It's the coalition forces who are to blame for the continuation of the war.
- The work on double stars had been undertaken as a continuation of his father's work which attempted to measure the parallax of a star.
- Khem was considered the generating influence of the sun, whence perhaps the reason of his being connected with Amen-Ra: and in one of the hieroglyphic legends accompanying his name he is styled the sun; that is the pro-creating power of the only source of warmth, which assists in the continuation of the various created species. The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion
- Lilly's pipeline setbacks have included the discontinuation of studies of an experimental Alzheimer's disease drug, and a delay in regulatory approval for diabetes drug Bydureon, which Lilly has co-developed with Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alkermes Inc. Eli Lilly Profit Jumps 28% on Better Revenue, Margins
- For although a continuation of the bullary has just been published at Rome, containing several decrees of this congregation, there is not one that announces a fulfilment of this illusory promise, ” a promise imagined by a correspondent to French newspapers, but never given by the inquisitors themselves. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
- The real blame for the continuation in office of the increasingly megalomaniacal Maire lies with the Liberals.
- For much the same reason, we support the continuation of the office of Queen's Counsel.
- It has continuations cranially along the uterus and caudally along the vagina. In Defense of the Hysterectomy