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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken.
The continuous noise of construction work on my street is very annoying.There is a continuous flow of water from the spring.- synonyms:
- continual, incessant, nonstop, perpetual, persistent
- antonyms:
- temporary
- similar words:
- connected, consecutive, constant, endless, entire, eternal, everlasting, ongoing, restless, solid, steady
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| related words: |
permanent, persistent, smooth, sound, uniform |
| derivations: |
continuously (adv.), continuousness (n.) |
The word continuous
contains the following part:
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
  Example words:
abstain, attain, contain, container, content, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinent, retain, sustain, tennis, tenor
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