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   continuity

   /ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over time: "a consensus favouring continuity of policy" Similar continuousnessuninterruptednessflowprogressionOpposite discontinuity
   • ▪ a state of stability and the absence of disruption: "they have provided the country with a measure of continuity"
   • ▪ a connection or line of development with no sharp breaks: "a firm line of continuity between pre-war and post-war Britain" Similar interrelationshipinterrelatednessintertextualityinterconnectednessconnectionlinkagecohesioncoherenceunitywholewholeness
   • 2. the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a film or broadcast: "a continuity error"
   • ▪ the linking of broadcast items by a spoken commentary: "the BBC continuity announcer"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French continuite, from Latin continuitas, from continuare ‘continue’, from continuus (see continuous).

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