Associations to the word «Continual»

Wiktionary

CONTINUAL, adjective. Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
CONTINUAL, adjective. (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
CONTINUAL, adjective. (proscribed) Forming a continuous series.

Dictionary definition

CONTINUAL, adjective. Occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters".
CONTINUAL, adjective. `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption).

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