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Continuance vs. Continuation
Continuance
/kənˈtɪnjuəns/Examples:
The continuance of the committee meetings was decided.Rain or shine, the festival's continuance is assured.His willpower ensured the continuance of the project.
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Continuation
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/Examples:
The show was a continuation of the original series.Her graduation marked a continuation of family traditions.The treaty was a continuation of peace talks from last year.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- "Continuance" is often used in a more formal or legal context, referring to a postponement or extension of a process.
- "Continuation" is more general and can refer to anything that continues or goes on, typically without interruption.
- Think of "continuance" as continuing in the same state or condition, whereas "continuation" is about the resumption of something that has been started.
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