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Continuation

/kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

📖 Definitions of "Continuation"

noun

1
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
2
That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
"The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful."
3
A 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.
4
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.

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sequelnoun	(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
continuancenoun	(uncountable) The action of continuing.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
discontinuancenoun	The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
discontinuationnoun	The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
continuancenoun	(uncountable) The action of continuing.
sequelnoun	(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
continued	Uninterrupted.
ongoingnoun	Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
continuitynoun	Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
permanencenoun	The state of being permanent.
permanencynoun	The state or quality of permanence.
perpetuationnoun	The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.
continuingnoun	A continuation.
sustained	Held continuously at a certain level.
persistingnoun	persistence
continuously	Without pause.
continuous	Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
persistencenoun	The property of being persistent.
persistencynoun	(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being persistent.
persistent	Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
prolongingnoun	prolongation
remaindernoun	A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
perseverancenoun	Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
protractionnoun	(countable) The act of protracting.