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1) continuing for a very long time (abiding)

2) causing great annoyance, especially because of continuing for too long (ad nauseam)

3) (of a disease or physical condition) continuing for a long time (chronic)

4) the act of continuing (continuation)

5) continuing for a long time (lasting)

6) continuing throughout the whole year; lasting for a very long time; living for more than two years (perennial)

7) (of a person) deliberately continuing to do wrong; (of behaviour) unreasonable (perverse)

8) that which follows or arises out of (an earlier event); a story, film etc continuing the plot etc (of an earlier one) (sequel)

9) without movement or sound; not having bubbles; (of an action, situation) continuing as in the past; a quiet and calm atmosphere (still)

10) the state of continuing to live or exist (survival)

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abiding

continuing for a very long time

continuing or existing for an indefinite time

chronic

(of a disease or physical condition) continuing for a long time

incessant, never-ending

consecutive

coming one after the other in regular order

in sequence

continuation

the act of continuing

addition; maintenance

endurance

the ability to endure

bearing hardship; staying power

extension

the act of extending or being extended; an additional part

enlargement, continuation

lasting

continuing for a long time

enduring, unending

livelong

(only in) 'the livelong day/night' = all day/night

lasting

living

alive, especially now; a means of keeping alive, of earning what is needed for life

existing, active

ongoing

continuing; in progress

continuous

pending

waiting to be decided or settled; until

about to happen

perennial

continuing throughout the whole year; lasting for a very long time; living for more than two years

enduring, perpetual

progressive

making continuous forward movement; increasing by regular amounts

liberal; growing

residual

remaining

leftover

serial

of, in or forming a series; a story, TV play etc produced in parts

in continuing order

standing

established and in use; duration; a position or reputation

permanent

unchanged

staying, having stayed, the same

unaltered

unfailing

never coming to an end

certain, unchanging

untiring

never wanting to stop

determined, persevering

vestigal

surviving (in reduced size etc) from an earlier form

leftover

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