nnoun.actthe act of continuing an activity without interruptionSynset:continuance
Antonyms:discontinuancediscontinuation
Derivationally Related Form:continue
Hypernyms:activity
Inherited Hypernyms:continuanceactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:abidancelengtheningperpetuationperseveranceperseverationpersistenceprolongationprosecutionprotractionpursuancerepeatingrepetitionsurvival
Full Hyponyms:abidanceamericanismanglicismbetrothalbridalcivil marriagecleanlinessconsuetudecopyingcouvadecustomduplicationechoecholaliaemulationgermanismhabithangoverheadroomhigh fidelityhijabimitationiterationlove matchmarriagemimicryperseveranceplaybackprolongationpursuanceredundancyreduplicationremarriagerenewalrepetitionreplayreplicationreproductionrite of passageritualscanningsecond natureself-renewalsound reproductionsurvival
nnoun.communicationa part added to a book or play that continues and extends itSynset:sequel
Hypernyms:addendum postscript supplement
Inherited Hypernyms:sequeladdendummatterwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established directionSynset:good continuation law of continuation
Hypernyms:Gestalt law of organization Gestalt principle of organization
Inherited Hypernyms:good continuationgestalt law of organizationprinciplelawconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe consequence of being lengthened in durationSynset:lengthiness prolongation protraction
Derivationally Related Form:prolongprotractcontinuelengthy
Hypernyms:duration length
Inherited Hypernyms:lengthinessdurationtemporal propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fermata