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   Con·tin·u·al

   /kənˈtiny(o͝o)əl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. frequently recurring; always happening: "his plane went down after continual attacks" Similar repeatedfrequentrecurrentrecurringoft repeatedregularconstantpersistentnonstopinformal:more … than one can shake a stick atOpposite occasionalsporadic
   • ▪ having no interruptions: "some patients need continual safeguarding" Similar constantcontinuousendlessunendingnever-endingperpetualperennialeternaleverlastingceaselessincessantunceasingsustainedongoinguninterruptedunbrokenround-the-clockunremittingunabatingrelentlessunrelentingunrelievedchronicinterminableOpposite temporarymomentary

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus (see continuous).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › continualcontinual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness. Definition of continual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › continualCONTINUAL definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   1 day ago · A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. The school has been in continual use since 1883. They felt continual pressure to perform well.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › continualContinual - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The adjective continual describes something that's recurring, that happens again and again. If your pet wolf keeps up his continual howling all night, your neighbors will let you know about it.

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   Continual usually describes an action that is repeated again and again. The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, continual can also mean the same as continuous and is used especially about undesirable things: Life was a continual struggle for them.

6. en.thefreedictionary.com › continualContinual - definition of continual by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Recurring regularly or frequently: continual improvements in technology. 2. Not interrupted; steady: a process that requires continual monitoring. con·tin′u·al·ly adv. Synonyms: continual, continuous, ceaseless, constant, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › continualCONTINUAL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   All you need to know about "CONTINUAL" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › continualCONTINUAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CONTINUAL definition: happening again and again over a long period of time: . Learn more.