kənˈtɪnjuəns kənˈtɪnjʊəns kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n ˈsiːkwəl the act of continuing an activity without interruption the consequence of being lengthened in duration a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it