- the act or state of continuing
- the duration of an action, condition, etc
- US the postponement or adjournment of a legal proceeding
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con•tin•u•ance /kənˈtɪnyuəns/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the fact of continuing.
- Law adjournment of a legal proceeding to a future day:[countable]The judge granted a continuance to give the lawyer time to prepare her defense.
con•tin•u•ance
(kən tin′yo̅o̅ əns),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of continuing;
continuation:a continuance of war. - a remaining in the same place, condition, etc.
- continuation (def. 3).
- Lawadjournment of a step in a proceeding to a future day.
- Anglo-French; see continue, -ance
- Middle English 1325–75
- 1. . persistence, extension, prolongation.
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continuance /kənˈtɪnjʊəns/ n
'continuance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
existence
- persistence
- roll over
- stop
- weary
- always
- chain reaction
- continuation
- continuative
- continue
- custom
- discontinuance
- disrupt
- duration
- during
- for
- forward
- imparlance
- inveterate
- limit
- maintain
- monotony
- perseverance
- proslavery
- temporary
- time-honored
- vital
- welfare fund
- stability
- standing
- strangle