continual

Words with a similar base: continual

'continual'

[continual.a.01] as in: occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

Examples:
the continual banging of the shutters

'continual'

[continual.s.01] as in: `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

Origins

					continual (English)
└── continuel (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── continuel (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── continuus (Latin)
            └── contineo (Latin)

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