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noun

Continuative n.

(Logic) A term or expression denoting continuance. (R.) "To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day; which includes, at least, two propositions, viz., Rome was, and Rome is."

(Gram.) A word that continues the connection of sentences or subjects; a connective; a conjunction. "Continuatives... consolidate sentences into one continuous whole."

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Etymology of 'Continuative'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Continuative" Quotes from Famous Books

... body, firmly sewed together, and the wheels enveloped in hay-bands, preparatory to its being sent into the country. Scarcely had these precautionary measures of safety been completed, when a shrill cry, as if by a child inside the vehicle, was heard, loud and continuative, which, after the lapse of some minutes, broke out into the urgent and reiterated exclamation of—"Let me out!—I shall ...

— Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan