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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) one of the large landmasses of the earth | |
| Examples: | "there are seven continents" "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot" |
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| Related terms: | landmass Europe Africa Asia North_America South_America Antarctica Australia Laurasia Pangaea Eurasia Gondwanaland subcontinent craton | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) the European mainland | |
| Examples: | "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there" |
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| Related terms: | Europe | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having control over urination and defecation | |
| Related terms: | incontinent | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) abstaining from sexual intercourse | |
| Synonyms: | celibate | |
| Examples: | "celibate priests" |
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| Related terms: | chaste | |
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continental contingent continence continuant continency containment contaminant contentment continue continuity content contain Contini contaminate continuance contingency contingence contents counting continuo continuation contaminated continued contented contender continuum container contained continual containerize containerise contention continuing continuous commuting continually contentious contentedly contend contemn |
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