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    Continual , a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See Continue.]
    1. Proceeding without interruption or cessation; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding.
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      He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
      Prov. xv. 15.

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    2. Occurring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated.
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      The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes.
      W. Irwing.

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      Continual proportionals (Math.), quantities in continued proportion.

      Brande & C.

      Syn. -- Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See Constant, and Continuous.

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