01 n. A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.
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A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.“Great plagues, and of long continuance.” — Deut. xxviii. 59.“Patient continuance in well-doing.” — Rom. ii. 7.
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Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal; perpetuation; propagation.“The brute immediately regards his own preservation or the continuance of his species.” — Addison.
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A holding together; continuity.[Obs.]
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The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day, or from one stated term of a court, to another.(Law)