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continuance

noun
/kənˈtɪnjuəns/US/kənˈtɪnjʊəns/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from continuance
  2. inherited from continuance

Definitions

  1. The action of continuing.

    • In the living state, the body is observed to […] adopt most effectual measures for the permanent continuance of its species.
    • […] the interview's continuance already had attracted observation from some topmen aloft and other sailors in the waist or further forward.

  2. The period during which something continues or goes on

    The period during which something continues or goes on; duration.

  3. An order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period.

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Derived

miscontinuance, noncontinuance, recontinuance

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at continuance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at continuance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at continuance

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA