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in⋅con⋅ti⋅nent
[in-kon-tn-uh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces. |
| 2. | unable to contain or retain (usually fol. by of): incontinent of temper. |
| 3. | lacking in moderation or self-control, esp. of sexual desire. |
| 4. | unceasing or unrestrained: an incontinent flow of talk. |
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| in·con·ti·nence (ĭn-kŏn'tə-nəns) n. The quality or state of being incontinent. |
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Incontinence
In*con"ti*nence\, Incontinency \In*con"ti*nen*cy\, n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. --1 Cor. vii. 5. From the rash hand of bold incontinence. --Milton. 2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.
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Main Entry: in·con·ti·nence
Pronunciation: (')in-'känt-&n-&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : inability or failureto restrain sexual appetite
2 : inability of the body to control the evacuative functions
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incontinence in·con·ti·nence (ĭn-kŏn'tə-nəns)
n.
- The inability to control excretory functions.
- Lack of restraint in sexual relations; immoderation.
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