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Continuance

//kənˈtɪnjuəns// noun

Noun

1
The action of continuing. uncountable
"Now stands the Brere like a lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleasaunce. / But all this glee had no continuaunce: / For eftsones winter gan to approche; / The blustering Boreas did encroche, / And beate upon the solitarie Brere; / For nowe no succoure was seene him nere."
2
the act of continuing an activity without interruption wordnet
3
The period during which something continues or goes on; duration. countable, uncountable
"The gentlemen of the mission were present at a splendid festival, called "The Yam Custom." […] During the continuance of it, (as in the ancient Saturnalia) neither theft, intrigue, nor assault, are punishable, but licentiousness of every kind prevails."
4
the property of enduring or continuing in time wordnet
5
An order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period. US, countable
"At the submission to sufficient facts in Lowell District Court, an agreement was reached between the prosecution and the defense. Despite the continuance without a finding, the defendant was required to pay court costs of $150. The continuance means that if the defendant is not arrested on the same charge within the next six months, the charge against him will be dropped."

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From Middle English continuance, contynuaunce, from Old French continuance, from continuer.

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