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nouna Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
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nounthe act of continuing an activity without interruption
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nouna part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
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nounthe consequence of being lengthened in duration
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- remand the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
- lapel lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
- byzantium a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
- azygous vein one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
- enjambment the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
- vena subclavia a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein
- subclavian vein a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein
- external iliac vein a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
- anterior facial vein a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein
- arteria poplitea a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet