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Word: Continuous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
forming an unbroken whole; without interruption
Short Definition:forming unbroken whole
Examples:- the whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement
Short Definition:
progressive
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