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

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   Definitions of continual. adjective. occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series. “the continual banging of the shutters” synonyms: insistent, repetitive. repetitive and persistent. running. continually repeated over a period of time.

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   Definition of continual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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   6 days ago · adjective. 1. of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent. continual bus departures. 2. happening without interruption or cessation; continuous in time. SYNONYMS 1. successive, recurrent, repetitive, repetitious. 2. unceasing, ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, unremitting, unbroken, permanent, unending.

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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. 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.

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   1. successive, recurrent, repetitive, repetitious. 2. unceasing, ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, unremitting, unbroken, permanent, unending.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › continualCONTINUAL - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Definitions of 'continual' 1. A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. [...] 2. Continual events happen again and again. [...] More. English usage. What is the difference between constant, continual and continuous ? Synonyms of 'continual' • constant, endless, continuous, eternal [...]