continuance / continuants [kənˈtɪnju:ən(t)s]
continuance – n. – 1. a state of continuing in existence or operation; 2. the duration of an event or action; 3. N. Amer. Law an adjournment or postponement of proceedings to a future date
continuants – n. pl. of continuant – Phonetics a speech sound in which the vocal tracts is only partly closed allowing the breath to pass through and sound to be prolonged, as w, f, r, s, v