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Continuance

A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.

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Abidance 76% connected

The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).

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Lengthening 76% connected

of Lengthen

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Perpetuation 76% connected

The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.

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Perseverance 76% connected

The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.

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Persistence 76% connected

Alt. of Persistency

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Prolongation 76% connected

The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.

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Prosecution 76% connected

The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a sc…

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Protraction 76% connected

A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.

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Pursuance 76% connected

The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.

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Repeating 76% connected

of Repeat

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Repetition 76% connected

The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.

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Rule 76% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Span 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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Stint 76% connected

Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc.…

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Stretch 76% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

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Survival 76% connected

A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.

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Value 76% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Period 76% connected

A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

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Continue 74% connected

To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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Continue 74% connected

To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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Continuation 92% connected

That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

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Duration 92% connected

The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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Discontinuance 94% connected

The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as,…

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Discontinuance 94% connected

The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as,…

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