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The definition of continual is ongoing, or occurring frequently or without pause.

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If someone is constantly making noise and barely ever taking a break, this is an example of continual noise.

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See continual in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

happening over and over again; repeated often; going on in rapid succession
going on uninterruptedly; continuous

Origin: ME continuel < OFr < L continuus: see continue

Related Forms:

continually adverb

See continual in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage.
Not interrupted; steady: continual noise; a continual diet of vegetables.

Related Forms:

con·tinˈu·al·ly adverb

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