Etymology

continuation

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Today it means: The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession Full definition →

Middle English continuacion ← Old French continuation ← Latin continuātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcontinuātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromcontinuation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcontinuacion
  4. English todaycontinuation

From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.

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