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Definition of: continuous
(kən·tin′y·əs) adjective
1. Connected, extended, or prolonged without a break; unbroken; uninterrupted.
2. Repeating, as a performance, without intermission: said of motion–picture showings, etc. See synonyms under CONTINUAL, GRADUAL, PERPETUAL. [<L continuus <continere. See CONTAIN.]
—con·tin′u·ous·ly adverb
—con·tin′u·ous·ness noun
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