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continual.

Recurring in steady, rapid succession.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kənˈtɪnjuəl//kənˈtɪnjəl/
  1. Recurring in steady, rapid succession.

    not-comparable
    the continual noise of dogs' barking
  2. Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.

    not-comparable · proscribed
  3. Forming a continuous series.

    not-comparable · proscribed
Where this word comes from

From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.

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