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continuously - 3 dictionary results

con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs]
–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


con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun


See continual.
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.

Continuously

Con*tin"u*ous*ly\, adv. In a continuous maner; without interruption. -- Con*tin"u*ous*ness, n.
Language Translation for : continuously
Spanish: continuamente, sin interrupción,
German: ununterbrochen,
Japanese: 絶え間なく
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