"continual" meaning in English

See continual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈtɪnjuəl/, /kənˈtɪnjəl/ Audio: en-us-continual.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|continuel}} Middle English continuel, {{der|en|fro|continuel}} Old French continuel, {{der|en|la|continuus||continuous}} Latin continuus (“continuous”), {{af|en|continue|-al}} continue + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} continual (not comparable)
  1. Recurring in steady, rapid succession. Tags: not-comparable Translations (recurring in steady, rapid succession): bezustanny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-continual-en-adj-RxHHLT8T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 25 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 17 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 69 17 14 Disambiguation of 'recurring in steady, rapid succession': 96 1 2
  2. (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption. Tags: not-comparable, proscribed Categories (topical): Time Translations (appearing to have no end or interruption): непрекъснат (neprekǎsnat) (Bulgarian), gréasach (Irish), síoraí (Irish), continens (Latin), iūgis (Latin), hono (Maori), непреры́вный (neprerývnyj) (Russian), sìor (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-continual-en-adj-UOfHYbiW Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'appearing to have no end or interruption': 3 96 1
  3. (proscribed) Forming a continuous series. Tags: not-comparable, proscribed
    Sense id: en-continual-en-adj-pej9c0-V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: continuall [obsolete] Derived forms: continuality, continually, continualness Related terms: continuance, continuation, continue, continuous, continuum

Alternative forms

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        "(proscribed) Forming a continuous series."
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