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continens.

limiting, enclosing

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔn.ti.nens]
  1. limiting, enclosing

    declension-3 · one-termination
  2. bordering, neighboring

    declension-3 · one-termination
  3. connected, continuous, unbroken

    declension-3 · one-termination
  4. continual, uninterrupted

    declension-3 · one-termination
  5. moderate, temperate

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Present active participle of contineō (“to hold together, contain”).

noun[ˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔn.ti.nens]
  1. continent

    declension-3
  2. mainland

    declension-3
  3. The primary point.

    declension-3 · figuratively · rhetoric
Where this word comes from

Present active participle of contineō (“to hold together, contain”).

verb[ˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔn.ti.nens]
  1. holding together, containing

    active · declension-3 · form-of · one-termination · participle · present
  2. enclosing, bounding, limiting

    active · declension-3 · form-of · one-termination · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Present active participle of contineō (“to hold together, contain”).

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