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continuum.

A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈtɪnjuəm//-(j)ɪu̯əm/
  1. A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.

  2. A continuous extent.

  3. The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.

  4. A touch-sensitive strip, similar to an electronic standard musical keyboard, except that the note steps are ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.