continuity (noun)
31wound — noun An injury to the body of a person or animal, especially one caused by violence, by which the continuity of the covering, as skin, mucous membrane, or conjunctiva, is broken. Any breaking up or dispersion, or disintegration of the natural… …
32act of terrorism — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn:… …
33CIRA — noun a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein • Syn: ↑Continuity Irish Republican Army, ↑Continuity Army Council • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act • …
34discontinuity — noun lack of connection or continuity (Freq. 4) • Ant: ↑continuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑discontinuous • Hypernyms: ↑separation …
35Eire — noun a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 • Syn: ↑Ireland, ↑Republic of Ireland, ↑Irish Republic • Derivationally related forms: ↑Irelander (for:… …
36foreign terrorist organization — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑FTO • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act …
37FTO — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act …
38Ireland — noun 1. a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Republic of Ireland, ↑Irish Republic, ↑Eire • Derivationally related forms: ↑Irelander …
39Irish Republic — noun a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 • Syn: ↑Ireland, ↑Republic of Ireland, ↑Eire • Derivationally related forms: ↑Irelander (for: ↑Ireland) …
40persistence — noun 1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑continuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑persistent, ↑continuous (for: ↑continuity) …
