continuances
Meaning of continuances
- the state of remaining in existence or operation.
his interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war
- a postponement or an adjournment.
scheduling trial dates and refusing to grant continuances are part of a judge's prerogative
late Middle English: from Old French, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus (see continuous).
Information about continuances
- It is a name.
- The singular form of continuances is: continuance.
- Languages in which continuances is used:
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Hyphenation of continuances
con-tin-u-ances
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- continuances is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
continuances synonyms
Meaning the action of carrying something on over time or the state of being carried on:
Meaning extension of the duration of something:
Meaning the action of prolonging something or the state of being prolonged:
Meaning the process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved:
Meaning the action of preserving something:
Meaning the continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc:
Words that rhyme with continuances
Drances, Frances, Marifrances, Maryfrances, Renaissances, Resistances, aberrances, abeyances, abidances, abondances, absorbances, absorptances, abundances, acceptances, accordances, acquaintances, acquittances, acutances, adamances, admirances, admittances, advances, affiances, affirmances, aidances, allegeances, allegiances, alliances, allowances, alternances, ambiances, ambulances, amorances, annoyances, appearances, appertainances, appliances, approvances, appurtenances, arrivances, arrogances, ascendances, askances, assemblances, assistances, assonances, assurances, attendances, attractances, avoidances