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   continual

   /kənˈtɪnjʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently: "his plane went down after continual attacks" Similar repeatedfrequentrecurrentrecurringoft repeatedregularconstantpersistentnon-stopinformal: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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTINUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONTINUAL definition: 1. happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way: 2. happening repeatedly…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONTINUAL is continuing indefinitely in time without interruption. How to use continual in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Continual.

4. www.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.

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   Continual definition: of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent. See examples of CONTINUAL used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTINUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONTINUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONTINUAL meaning: 1. happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way: 2. happening repeatedly…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcontinual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   continuing without being interrupted synonym continuous. He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. We lived in continual fear of being discovered. Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONTINUAL | 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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    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. Something continual doesn't seem to stop.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › continualContinual Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    adjective. Recurring regularly or frequently. Continual improvements in technology. American Heritage. Happening over and over again; repeated often; going on in rapid succession. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not interrupted; steady. A process that requires continual monitoring. American Heritage. Going on uninterruptedly; continuous.