Ongoingness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being ongoing; continuation; continuity. uncountable

    "In the chapters that concern Ivan and Margaret, there is another branch in the narration, sometimes following Margaret and sometimes following Ivan as they text and talk and go through the busy ongoingness of daily life."

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continuity

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"In the chapters that concern Ivan and Margaret, there is another branch in the narration, sometimes following Margaret and sometimes following Ivan as they text and talk and go through the busy ongoingness of daily life."

Etymology

From ongoing + -ness.

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