Antonyms for continuance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhn-tin-yoo-uhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɪn yu əns |
Definition of continuance
Origin :- mid-14c., "a keeping up, a going on," from Old French continuance (13c.), from continuer (see continue).
- noun duration
- Besides, he condemned the continuance of the war duties in times of peace.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Surely it is by its continuance; by its effect upon the life later.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- He promised a continuance of his favors, and admonished them to be grateful.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Dorcas is a neat creature, both in person and dress; her continuance not vulgar.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Hence the continuance of its use upon the Killingworth Railway.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
- In the flowing of love, in the adoration of humility, there is no question of continuance.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Viewed in the light of science, would not the continuance of such regulations be ridiculous?
- Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
- By a vote of 325 against 57 the continuance of the war was declared necessary.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- Israel is not indispensable to the continuance of the true religion.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- Monotony was already so familiar that its continuance was a foreknown evil.
- Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Synonyms for continuance
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