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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Continuation  \Con*tin`u*a"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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  continuation 
  n  1:  the  act  of  continuing  or  resuming  an  activity  [syn:  {continuance}] 
  [ant:  {discontinuance},  {discontinuance}] 
  2:  a  part  added  to  a  book  or  play  that  continues  and  extends  it 
  [syn:  {sequel}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  continuation 
 
  See  {continuation  passing  style}. 
 
 




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