continuance.

1. The ongoing existence or operation of something.

2. A postponement of a court hearing or trial to a later date.

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Words that belong together

• the continuance of a tradition
• continued continuance

On the page

The charter made the continuance of the school dependent on an annual grant.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable for ongoing existence; legal postponement singular continuance, plural continuances. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.