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con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous

  [kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs]
Use continuous in a Sentence
–adjective
1. uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
2. being in immediate connection or spatial relationship: a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.
3. Grammar. progressive (def. 7).
Origin:
1635–45; < L continuus uninterrupted, equiv. to contin(ēre) to hold together, retain (con- con- + -tinēre, comb. form of tenēre to hold; cf. contain ) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, contiguous

Related forms:
con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Usage note:
See continual.
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con·tin·u·ous   (kən-tĭn'yōō-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. See Synonyms at continual.

  2. Attached together in repeated units: a continuous form fed into a printer.

  3. Mathematics Of or relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.


[From Latin continuus; see continue.]
con·tin'u·ous·ly adv., con·tin'u·ous·ness n.
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Main Entry: con·tin·u·ous
Pronunciation: k&n-'tin-y&-w&s
Function: adjective
: marked by uninterrupted extension in space,time, or sequence : continuing without intermission or recurring regularly after minute interruptions <continuous expression of anxious feelings> <continuous vitamininjections> —con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb
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continuous con·tin·u·ous (kən-tĭn'y&oomacr;-əs)
adj.

  1. Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent.

  2. Attached together in repeated units.

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