"continual" meaning in English

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      "form": "continual",
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          "text": "The university was in a process of continual change."
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        "A continual state or situation happens over a period of time without stop."
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          "text": "The continual interruptions made it hard to finish the work."
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        "Continual actions or events are repeated regularly with little time between, often making them annoying."
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