continuation vs prolongation

continuation and prolongation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
continuation	Yes	No	No	No
prolongation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prolongation is a hyponym of continuation; that is, prolongation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than continuation:

continuation: the act of continuing an activity without interruption
prolongation: the act of prolonging something

Other hyponyms of continuation include lengthening, perpetuation, protraction, repeating, repetition, perseverance, perseveration, persistence, abidance, prosecution, pursuance, survival.

As nouns, continuation and prolongation are synonyms defined as:

continuation and prolongation: the consequence of being lengthened in duration

Other synonyms of continuation include lengthiness, protraction.

continuation (noun)	prolongation (noun)
the act of continuing an activity without interruption	the act of prolonging something
the consequence of being lengthened in duration	amount or degree or range to which something extends
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction	the consequence of being lengthened in duration
a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

continuation vs prolongation

continuation and prolongation both are nouns.

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