ETYM Old Fren. continuance.
The act of continuing or resuming an activity; SYN. continuation.

ETYM Latin continuitas: cf. French continuité. Related to Continuous.
1. Uninterrupted connection or union.
2. The property of a continuous and connected period of time; SYN. persistence.
3. A detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot.

ETYM From Survive.
1. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; SYN. survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection.
2. A state of surviving; remaining alive; SYN. endurance.