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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Continual \Con*tin"u*al\, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See
{Continue}.]
1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous;
unceasing; lasting; abiding.
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He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
--Prov. xv.
15.
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2. Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent;
often repeated.
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The eye is deligh by a continental succession of
small landscapes. --W. Irwing.
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{Continual proportionals} (Math.), quantities in continued
proportion. --Brande & C.
Syn: Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing;
uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See
{Constant}, and {Continuous}.
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