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continent
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?nt?n?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nt?n?nt/, /?k?nt?n?nt/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin contin?ntem, noun use of present participle of contin?re (“to contain”).
Noun
continent (plural continents)
- 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.
- (obsolete in general sense) A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.
- (obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
- The carkas with the streame was carried downe, / But th'head fell backeward on the continent.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
Hyponyms
- Africa
- America
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- Eurasia
- Gondwana
- Laurasia
- North America
- Oceania
- Pangaea
- South America
Derived terms
- the Continent
- continental
- supercontinent
Translations
See also
- (continents) continent; Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America (Category: en:Continents)
Etymology 2
From Middle English contynent, from Old French continent, from Latin continentem (“continuous; holding together”), present participle of contin?re (“to contain”).
Adjective
continent (comparative more continent, superlative most continent)
- Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex, urination and/or defecation.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 119:
- A celibate himself, he was of the opinion that marriage was something of a concession to human frailty, to save from fornication those who could not be continent, so it was better to marry than to burn with lust.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 119:
- Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
- 1843, John McIntosh, The Origin of the North American Indians
- The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with the west side of America, yet certainly it is the least disjoined by sea of all that coast.
- 1843, John McIntosh, The Origin of the North American Indians
- (obsolete) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
Antonyms
- incontinent
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin contin?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kon.ti?nent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun.ti?nen/
Noun
continent m (plural continents)
- continent
Related terms
- continental
See also
- (continents) continent; Àfrica,? Amèrica,? Antàrtida,? Àsia,? Oceania,? Europa/?Nord-amèrica,? Amèrica del Nord/?Sud-amèrica,? Amèrica del Sud (Category: ca:Continents) [edit]
Further reading
- “continent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “continent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “continent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “continent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n.ti?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: con?ti?nent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French continent, from Latin contin?ns.
Noun
continent n (plural continenten)
- continent (landmass)
Synonyms
- werelddeel
Derived terms
- subcontinent
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kontinen
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Latin contin?ns. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
continent (not comparable)
- (chiefly medicine) continent
- (obsolete) continent, morally restrained
Inflection
Related terms
- incontinent
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continens, continentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.ti.n??/
Noun
continent m (plural continents)
- continent
Derived terms
- continental
- sous-continent
Related terms
- contenir
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: kontinan
- Haitian Creole: kontinan
- ? Romanian: continent
Further reading
- “continent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
continent
- third-person plural present active indicative of contine?
Middle French
Adjective
continent m (feminine singular continente, masculine plural continens, feminine plural continentes)
- continent (exercising restraint)
- Antonym: incontinent
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin contin?ns.
Noun
continent m (plural continents)
- continent
Related terms
- continental
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continens and/or from French continent.
Noun
continent n (plural continente)
- continent
Declension
Related terms
- continental
- con?ine
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continence
English
Etymology
Dated from the 14th century as Middle English contynence, from Old French continence, from Latin continentia (“a repression”). See also countenance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?nt?n?ns/
Noun
continence (usually uncountable, plural continences)
- (urology) The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
- Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:continence.
- He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, — a continence which is practised by few writers.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- Chastity is either abstinence or continence: abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence of married persons.
- Uninterrupted course; continuity.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)
Alternative forms
- continency
Synonyms
- (moderation or self-restraint): asceticism, temperance
- (uninterrupted course): See also Thesaurus:continuity
Antonyms
- (all): incontinence
- (moderation or self-restraint): acrasia, acrasy, intemperance
- (uninterrupted course): See also Thesaurus:discontinuity
Related terms
Translations
See also
- countenance
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “continence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- continence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- continence at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From Latin continentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.ti.n??s/
Noun
continence f (plural continences)
- continence
Related terms
- contenance
Further reading
- “continence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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