# continuance

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈtɪnjuəns/ · frequency rank #40,185

## Definitions
1. The action of continuing.
2. The period during which something continues or goes on; duration.
3. An order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period.

## Etymology
From Middle English continuance, contynuaunce, from Old French continuance, from continuer.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccontinuance`, `cnotinuance`, `conitnuance`, `conntinuance`, `continaunce`, `continnuance`, `continuacne`, `continuancce`, `continuanec`, `continuannce`, `continuence`, `continunace`, `contiunance`, `contniuance`, `conttinuance`, `cotninuance`, `ocntinuance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/continuance