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continual definition
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Overview of adj continual The adj continual has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) continual -- (seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters") 2. continual -- (`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)) Antonyms of adj continual 2 senses of continual Sense 1 continual (vs. sporadic) sporadic (vs. continual) => fitful, spasmodic => irregular, unpredictable => isolated, scattered, stray => intermittent => periodic Sense 2 continual INDIRECT (VIA continuous) -> discontinuous, noncontinuous Similarity of adj continual 2 senses of continual Sense 1 continual (vs. sporadic) => constant => everlasting => incessant, perpetual, endless => insistent, repetitive => perennial, recurrent, repeated => persistent, relentless, unrelenting => running(postnominal) Sense 2 continual => continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted Attributes of adj continual Familiarity of adj continual continual used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj continual continual Overview of adj continual The adj continual has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) continual -- (seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters") 2. continual -- (`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption))
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