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English Dictionary: continual	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
continual adj occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" Antonym(s): sporadic `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Continual \Contin"ual\, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See {Continue}.] 1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. --Prov. xv. 15. 2. Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated. The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes. --W. Irwing. {Continual proportionals} (Math.), quantities in continued proportion. --Brande & C. Syn: Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See {Constant}, and {Continuous}.