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单词 discontinuations
释义

continuation

noun

con·​tin·​u·​a·​tion kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce continuation (audio)
-yü-ˈā-
1
: the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity
2
: resumption after an interruption
3
: something that continues, increases, or adds

Synonyms

  • abidance
  • ceaselessness
  • continuance
  • continuity
  • continuousness
  • durability
  • duration
  • endurance
  • persistence
  • subsistence
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Example Sentences

the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English continuacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French continuacion, borrowed from Latin continuātiōn-, continuātiō, from continuāre "to make continuous, continue" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

continuation

noun

con·​tin·​u·​a·​tion kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce continuation (audio)
1
: something that begins where something else ends and follows a similar pattern
the continuation of a road
2
: the act of beginning again after an interruption
continuation of the game

discontinuations

noun

plural of discontinuation
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity discontinuation of treatment would almost certainly result in a reappearance of the cancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • cessations
  • endings
  • halts
  • discontinuances
  • closures
  • conclusions
  • shutdowns
  • ends
  • terminations
  • closes
  • arrests
  • stoppages
  • lapses
  • expirations
  • stops
  • ceases
  • finishes
  • offsets
  • cutoffs
  • stays
  • shutoffs
  • closedowns
  • suspensions
  • arrestments
  • interruptions
  • checks
  • pauses
  • surceases
  • phaseouts
  • layoffs
  • standstills
  • moratoriums
  • mop-ups
  • breaks
  • abeyances
  • moratoria
  • letups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuations
  • continuances
  • extensions
  • prolongations
  • persistences
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