[kon-tn-uh
nt] 
| 1. | one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica). |
| 2. | a comparable landmass on another planet. |
| 3. | the mainland, as distinguished from islands or peninsulas. |
| 4. | the Continent, the mainland of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles. |
| 5. | a continuous tract or extent, as of land. |
| 6. | Archaic. something that serves as a container or boundary. |
| 7. | exercising or characterized by restraint in relation to the desires or passions and esp. to sexual desires; temperate. |
| 8. | able to control urinary and fecal discharge. |
| 9. | Obsolete. containing; being a container; capacious. |
| 10. | Obsolete. restraining or restrictive. |
| 11. | Obsolete. continuous; forming an uninterrupted tract, as land. |
| continent (kŏn'tə-nənt) Pronunciation Key
One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |