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con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous
[kuh
n-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
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
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| con·tin·u·ous (kən-tĭn'yōō-əs) adj.
[From Latin continuus; see continue.] con·tin'u·ous·ly adv., con·tin'u·ous·ness n. |
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Continuously
Con*tin"u*ous*ly\, adv. In a continuous maner; without interruption. -- Con*tin"u*ous*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : continuously
Spanish:
continuamente, sin interrupción,
German:
ununterbrochen,
Japanese:
絶え間なく
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