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continual
continual XIV. — (O)F. continuel, f. continuer; see below and -AL 1.
So continuous uninterrupted in space or time. XVII. f. L. continuus. continuity XV. continue carry on, persist, last. XIV. — (O)F. continuer — L. continuāre, f. continuus uninterrupted, f. continēre in its intr. sense of ‘hang together’ (cf. CONTINENT). continuance XIV. continuation †persistency XIV; prolongation XV. continuum XVII. — L., n. sg. of continuus. |
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T. F. HOAD. "continual." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "continual." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-continual.html T. F. HOAD. "continual." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-continual.html |
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con·tin·u·al / kənˈtinyoōəl/ • adj. frequently recurring; always happening: his plane went down after continual attacks. ∎ having no interruptions: some patients need continual safeguarding. DERIVATIVES: con·tin·u·al·ly adv. |
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"continual." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "continual." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-continual.html "continual." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-continual.html |
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continual
•denial, dial, espial, Lyall, mistrial, myall, Niall, phial, trial, vial, viol
•sundial
•knawel, withdrawal
•avowal, Baden-Powell, bowel, disembowel, dowel, Howell, Powell, rowel, towel, trowel, vowel
•semivowel
•bestowal, koel, Lowell, Noel
•loyal, royal, viceroyal
•accrual, construal, crewel, cruel, dual, duel, fuel, gruel, jewel, newel, renewal, reviewal
•eschewal
•artefactual (US artifactual), contractual, factual, tactual
•perpetual
•aspectual, effectual, intellectual
•conceptual, perceptual
•contextual, textual
•habitual, ritual
•conflictual • instinctual • spiritual
•mutual • punctual • virtual • casual
•audio-visual, televisual, visual
•usual • gradual • individual
•menstrual • actual
•asexual, bisexual, heterosexual, homosexual, psychosexual, sexual, transsexual, unisexual
•accentual, conventual, eventual
•Samuel
•annual, biannual, Emanuel, Emmanuel, manual
•Lemuel
•consensual, sensual
•continual
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"continual." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "continual." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-continual.html "continual." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-continual.html |
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