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   continual

   /kənˈtɪnjʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently: "his plane went down after continual attacks" Similar repeatedfrequentrecurrentrecurringoft repeatedregularconstantpersistentnon-stopinformal:more … than one can shake a stick atOpposite occasionalsporadic
   • ▪ having no interruptions: "some patients need continual safeguarding" Similar constantcontinuousendlessunendingnever-endingperpetualperennialeternaleverlastingceaselessincessantunceasingsustainedongoinguninterruptedunbrokenround-the-clockunremittingunabatingrelentlessunrelentingunrelievedchronicinterminableOpposite temporarymomentary

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus (see continuous).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTINUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONTINUAL definition: 1. happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way: 2. happening repeatedly…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONTINUAL is continuing indefinitely in time without interruption. How to use continual in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Continual.

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   Continual definition: of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent. See examples of CONTINUAL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONTINUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way: continual problem I've had continual problems with this car ever since I bought it. I'm sorry - I can't work with these continual interruptions. Compare. sporadic. Fewer examples. His continual demands for sympathy became quite a strain on his friends.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTINUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent. continual bus departures. 2. happening without interruption or cessation; continuous in time. SYNONYMS 1. successive, recurrent, repetitive, repetitious. 2. unceasing, ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, unremitting, unbroken, permanent, unending.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcontinual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of continual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The adjective continual describes something that's recurring, that happens again and again. If your pet wolf keeps up his continual howling all night, your neighbors will let you know about it. Something continual doesn't seem to stop.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › continualContinual - definition of continual by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: continual improvements in technology. 2. Not interrupted; steady: a process that requires continual monitoring. con·tin′u·al·ly adv. Synonyms: continual, continuous, ceaseless, constant, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONTINUAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    CONTINUAL definition: happening again and again over a long period of time: . Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncontinual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Continual usually describes an action that is repeated again and again. The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, continual can also mean the same as continuous and is used especially about undesirable things: Life was a continual struggle for them.