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continens

Pronunciation: [ˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]

“continens” is a Latin word. Its 8 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. limiting, enclosing
  2. bordering, neighboring
  3. connected, continuous, unbroken
  4. continual, uninterrupted
  5. moderate, temperate

noun

  1. continent
  2. mainland
  3. The primary point.

Etymology

Present active participle of contineō (“to hold together, contain”).

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