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continuity.

Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/Canada, Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑn.tɪˈn(j)u.ə.ti/US[ˌkɑn.tɪˈn(j)u.ə.ɾi]US[ˌkɑn.tn̩ˈ(j)u.ə.ɾi]US
  1. Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.

    countable · uncountable
    While troubleshooting the heating and cooling system, we found a lack of continuity in a circuit that is normally closed.
    Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.
  2. A characteristic property of a continuous function.

    uncountable
  3. A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.

    uncountable
  4. A canon; one specific fictional universe within a multiverse.

    countable
  5. Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.

    uncountable
  6. The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French continuité, from Latin continuitas. By surface analysis, continu(e) + -ity.

adj/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/Canada, Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑn.tɪˈn(j)u.ə.ti/US[ˌkɑn.tɪˈn(j)u.ə.ɾi]US[ˌkɑn.tn̩ˈ(j)u.ə.ɾi]US
  1. Being the successor to a no longer extant organization, operating under the same name and usually claiming to be the same entity.

    UK · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French continuité, from Latin continuitas. By surface analysis, continu(e) + -ity.

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