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continuity

Syllabification: (con·ti·nu·i·ty)

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Definition of continuity

noun (plural continuities)

  • 1the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time:pension rights accruing through continuity of employment
  • a state of stability and the absence of disruption:they have provided the country with a measure of continuity
  • (often continuity between/with) a connection or line of development with no sharp breaks:they used the same style of masonry to provide continuity between new and old
  • 2the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a movie or broadcast: [as modifier]:a continuity error
  • the linking of broadcast items, especially by a spoken commentary.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French continuite, from Latin continuitas, from continuare 'continue', from continuus (see continuous)

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