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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
- noun The mainland of Europe. Used with the.
- adjective Exercising continence.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin (terra) continēns, continent-, continuous (land), present participle of continēre, to hold together; see contain.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Latin continēns, present participle of continēre, to restrain; see contain.]
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