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kənˈtɪn yu əlcon·tin·u·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. continualadjective

    occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

    "the continual banging of the shutters"

  2. continualadjective

    `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

Wiktionary

  1. continualadjective

    Recurring in steady, rapid succession.

  2. continualadjective

    Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.

  3. continualadjective

    Forming a continuous series.

  4. Etymology: From continuel, from continuel, from continuus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Continualadjective

    Etymology: continuus, Latin.

    He that is of a merry heart, hath a continual feast. Prov. 15.

    ’Tis all blank sadness, or continual tears. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. continual

    Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 is the sixth studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, released through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. It is a double album consisting of 32 tracks, with the first half, Mercury – Act 1, released on September 3, 2021, and Mercury – Act 2, the second half, released on July 1, 2022, as part of the double album Mercury – Acts 1 & 2. The album was executive produced by Rick Rubin.

ChatGPT

  1. continual

    Continual refers to something that is recurring regularly or frequently in an unbroken or uninterrupted succession or sequence. It implies duration or persistence over a significant period of time. It may also refer to something that is incessant or constant.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Continualadjective

    proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding

  2. Continualadjective

    occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated

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Anagrams for continual »

  1. inoculant

  2. unctional

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of continual in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of continual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of continual in a Sentence

  1. Next Media:

    This is a continual effort to try to intimidate the press in Hong Kong, this is raw and pure intimidation.

  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

    Everything in the world may be endured, except continual prosperity.

  3. Aleister Crowley:

    The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.

  4. Latin America largest airline:

    The company has mitigated its exchange rate losses through a continual reduction of its exposure to the Brazilian real on TAM's balance sheet.

  5. James Shields:

    There is what might be called a cultural assumption in France that whoever is in power will abuse that power unless kept in check, this forms part of the continual tension between government and the citizenry... the muscular action that often accompanies it is part of the negotiating framework, a show of brute strength prior to seeking peaceful resolution. Not for nothing is.

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