The act of continuing or lasting; the state of something going on without stopping.
From Latin continuare meaning 'to join together' or 'to make continuous.' The word emphasizes the unbroken quality of something that persists over time.
In legal terminology, 'continuance' means postponing a trial to a later date. It's interesting that the same word applies to both the philosophical idea of continuous existence and the very practical legal concept of delaying a court date.
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