continent
Meaning of continent
noun
- Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.
- A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.
- Land (as opposed to the water).
- Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex, urination and/or defecation.
- Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
a continent fever
- Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
Information about continent
- The plural form of continent is: continents.
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CatalanHyphenation of continent
con-ti-nent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- continent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
continent synonyms
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Translation of continent
- German: Kontinent
- Spanish: continente
- French: continent
- Italian: continente
- Portuguese: continente
Words that rhyme with continent
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