Definitions for continual
kənˈtɪn yu əlcon·tin·u·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

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)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Continualadjective

   Etymology: continuus, Latin.

   1. Incessant; proceeding without interruption; successive without any space of time between. Continual is used of time, and continuous of place.

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

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

   2. [In law.]A continual claim is made from time to time, within every year and day, to land or other thing, which, in some respect, we cannot attain without danger. For example, if I be disseised of land, into which, though I have right into it, I dare not enter, for fear of beating; it behooveth me to hold on my right of entry to the best opportunity of me and mine heir, by approaching as near it as I can, once every year as long as I live; and so I save the right of entry to my heir. John Cowell

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Continual

   Continual vs. Continuous -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Continual and Continuous.

2. Continual

   Continuous vs. Continual -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Continuous and Continual.

Anagrams for continual »

1. inoculant

2. unctional

How to pronounce continual?

1. Alex

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   Mia

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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. Susan Sontag:

   We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed, destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popular arts, which allows most people to cope with these twin specters.

2. Lao Tse, In a discussion with Confucious about the true nature of humanity.:

   Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.

3. Philip Luther:

   Widespread atrocities, in particular the vicious and unrelenting aerial bombardment of civilian neighbourhoods by government forces, have made life for civilians in Aleppo increasingly unbearable, these reprehensible and continual strikes on residential areas point to a policy of deliberately and systematically targeting civilians in attacks that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

4. Charles Peguy:

   The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful must take himself perpetually unfaithful to all the continual, successive, indefatigable, renascent errors.

5. Kelly Ranum:

   An independent, verifiable metric for evaluating OPO performance can be an important tool, helping to identify potential opportunities for growth in OPOs' quest for continual improvement. We look forward to working with CMS on implementation of the rule and ensuring the metric is used to drive the changes everyone in the donation and transplantation community wants to see.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=continual
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Continual
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=continual
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continual
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continual