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n. - The quality of something that is characterized by lack of end or interruption.

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Usage examples (34)
  • Adjective : continuous coughing during the concert. ,a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses
  • 1 (05/25/07) Actually upon deeper reflection while sitting at a coffeshop in solitude today, it might be better to read "continuousness" (an aspect) rather than...
  • Mrs. Mendenhall, of Cincinnati, who knew their abundant labors, speaks of them as unsurpassed in the extent and continuousness of their sacrifices.
  • The ability to comprehend continuousness or interruption; to give undivided and continued attention to one subject, or to interrupt intelligently; application,...
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