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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).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › continualContinual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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   Continual means happening without stopping, or happening again and again. The team has had almost continual success since last year. American English : continual / kənˈtɪnyuəl /

6. 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.

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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.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › continual_adjcontinual, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective continual, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. continual has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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

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    Continuous describes something that continues without stopping. Continual usually describes an action that is repeated again and again. The difference between these two words is now disappearing.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONTINUAL - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    A complete guide to the word "CONTINUAL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.