continuity
[noun]
Synonyms: sequence, cohesion, connection, flow, progression, succession

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧ti‧nu‧i‧ty /ˌkɒntəˈnjuːəti, ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti $ ˌkɑːntəˈnuː-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: adjective: continual, continued ≠ DISCONTINUED, continuous ≠ discontinuous; noun: continuation ≠ discontinuation, continuity ≠ discontinuity; adverb: continually, continuously; verb: continue ≠ discontinue]

1. the state of continuing for a period of time, without problems, interruptions, or changes:
We should ensure continuity of care between hospital and home.

2. technical the organization of a film or television programme to make it seem that the action happens without pauses or interruptions

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

continuity
noun
ADJ. greater | remarkable | unbroken After twelve or thirteen centuries of unbroken continuity the landscape was being changed out of all recognition.
underlying | historical, narrative
VERB + CONTINUITY need | ensure, give sb/sth, maintain, provide (sb/sth with), secure More liaison between the old manager and the new one should ensure greater continuity.
break The author deliberately breaks the narrative continuity in order to confound the reader's expectations.
PREP. ~ between There is often a lack of continuity between one government and the next.
~ in historical continuity in the feminist movement
PHRASES a lack of continuity, a need for continuity the need for continuity of employment
a sense of continuity giving children a sense of continuity

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