English Explanatory Dictionary

continual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
  2. Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
  3. Forming a continuous series.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtɪnjuəl/ /kənˈtɪnjəl/ en-us-continual.ogg

Word forms

continual continuall

Etymology

From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.

Related words

continuance continuation continue continuous continuum

Derived words

continuality continually continualness
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