Question 1 · Quick check
continuation
CEFRB2
/kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Something that continues from or follows something earlier.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.
Examples
Is early medieval glass production a continuation of Roman glass technology?
The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃən/
- /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThat which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
A successful shot that, despite a foul, is made with a single continuous motion beginning before the foul, and that is therefore valid in certain forms of basketball.
More examples
In contextThere is a continuation.
the continuation of a story
Whenever a Scheme expression is evaluated a continuation exists that wants the result of the expression.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.