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continent
[kon-tn-uhnt]
noun
one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
a comparable landmass on another planet.
the mainland, as distinguished from islands or peninsulas.
the Continent, the mainland of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles.
a continuous tract or extent, as of land.
Archaic.something that serves as a container or boundary.
adjective
exercising or characterized by restraint in relation to the desires or passions and especially to sexual desires; temperate.
able to control urinary and fecal discharge.
Obsolete.containing; being a container; capacious.
Obsolete.restraining or restrictive.
Obsolete.continuous; forming an uninterrupted tract, as land.
continent
1/ ˈɒԳɪəԳ, ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl /
noun
one of the earth's large land masses (Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Antarctica)
that part of the earth's crust that rises above the oceans and is composed of sialic rocks. Including the continental shelves, the continents occupy 30 per cent of the earth's surface
obsolete
mainland as opposed to islands
a continuous extent of land
continent
2/ ˈɒԳɪəԳ /
adjective
able to control urination and defecation
exercising self-restraint, esp from sexual activity; chaste
Continent
3/ ˈɒԳɪəԳ /
noun
the mainland of Europe as distinguished from the British Isles
continent
One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Other 51Թ Forms
- uncontinent adjective
- uncontinently adverb
- continental adjective
- ˌDzԳپˈԱԳٲ adverb
- ˈDzԳپԱԳٱ adverb
- ˈDzԳپԱԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of continent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of continent1
Origin of continent2
Example Sentences
This year it’s expanded into a 32-team, monthlong competition that will be played in 11 cities spread across a continent.
Currently it is their top destination - and according to the World Meteorological Organisation, Europe is also the fastest-warming continent on Earth.
The elite gathering comes as Western allies face numerous crises, from conflicts on three continents to global economic instability.
Rats have invaded new continents because ships carrying them in the hold.
We have a particular design for this deliberation, which has now worked in 160 cases on every inhabited continent around the world.
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