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continuation
continuation /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ noun
 Word Family: adjective: continual, continuedDISCONTINUED, continuousdiscontinuous; noun: continuationdiscontinuation, continuitydiscontinuity; adverb: continually, continuously; verb: continuediscontinue
1. [countable] something that continues or follows something else that has happened before, without a stop or change
    continuation of
    The present economic policy is a continuation of the earlier one.
2. [uncountable] the continuation of something is the fact that it continues to exist or happen
    continuation of
    measures to ensure the continuation of food supplies
3. [countable] something that joins something else as if it were part of it
    continuation of
    The Baltic Sea is a continuation of the North Sea.