Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete)Continuous; uninterrupted; continued without break or interruption.

  2. (obsolete)Chronic; long-lasting; long-continued.

Origin

First attested in 1471; inherited from Middle English continuat(e) (“continuous”, also use

First attested in 1471; inherited from Middle English continuat(e) (“continuous”, also used as the past participle of continuaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1.

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Forms

more continuate, most continuate
Comparativemore continuate Lesson
Superlativemost continuate Lesson

regular

Synonyms

53 synonyms
solidB1ceaselessC1constantB2continualB1continuousB1endlessB1eternalB1everlastingB2persistentB2steadyB1stillA1lastingB1permanentB1successiveB2

Word family

1 related words
Derivedcontinuately

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
continentA2contingencycontinualB1continuallyB1continuationcontinueA2continuityC1
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