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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhn-tin-yoo-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɪn yu əl

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Définition of continual

Origin :
  • early 14c., continuell, from Old French continuel (12c.), from Latin continuus (see continue). That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end. Related: Continually (c.1300, contynuelliche).
  • adj constant, incessant
Example sentences :
  • The effort to make them "disgorge" is as continual as it is noisy, and, as a rule, futile.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
  • Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • All my passions were roused, and my mind and body kept in continual activity.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Continual contact with Mr. Stewart had made me older than my years.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • As I had a continual thirst for what was new, I now tried my hand at painting.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But this continual entreaty of every second was beyond computation.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • There is a continual jostling, and crowding, and buzzing, and striving to get promotion.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • In spite of my continual remonstrances, I could not persuade you to work.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
  • Without the continual prayerfulness the set times will not avail.
  • Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
  • The battle of Kara-Urgan, furthermore, was waged in a continual snowstorm.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

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