continual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kənˈtɪnjəl/
- /kənˈtɪnjuəl/
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Etymology
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
The history of this station is one of continual rebuilding.
2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28:the continual noise of dogs' barking
- (not-comparable, proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
- (not-comparable, proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| continuall | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
continually · continuality · continualness
Relateds
continuance · continuation · continuum · continuous · continue
Translations (12)
ga síoraí (appearing to have no end or interruption) · mi hono (appearing to have no end or interruption) · la continens (appearing to have no end or interruption) · gd sìor (appearing to have no end or interruption) · bg непрекъснат (appearing to have no end or interruption) · ga gréasach (appearing to have no end or interruption) · bg непрекъснат (forming a continuous series) · la iūgis (appearing to have no end or interruption) · bg непрестанен (recurring in steady, rapid succession) · pl bezustanny (recurring in steady, rapid succession) · el εξακολουθητικός (appearing to have no end or interruption) · ru непреры́вный (appearing to have no end or interruption)