continual
Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪnjuəl/
The English word “continual” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
- Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
- Forming a continuous series.
Etymology
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.
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