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continent
noun
one
of
Earth
’
s
very
large
continuous
areas
of
land
,
such
as
Africa
,
Asia
,
or
South
America
.
•
Africa
is
the
second-largest
continent
in
the
world
.
Africa
is
the
second-largest
continent
in
the
world
.
•
They
dreamed
of
traveling
across
every
continent
before
they
turned
thirty
.
They
dreamed
of
traveling
across
every
continent
before
they
turned
thirty
.
From
Latin
“
continēns
” (
continuous
,
holding
together
),
referring
to
a
stretch
of
land
that
is
continuous
and
unbroken
.
adjective
able
to
control
the
release
of
urine
or
feces
.
•
After
the
operation
,
the
patient
was
fully
continent
again
.
After
the
operation
,
the
patient
was
fully
continent
again
.
•
Children
usually
become
continent
by
the
age
of
three
.
Children
usually
become
continent
by
the
age
of
three
.
Extension
of
the
earlier
sense
“
self-restrained
,”
applied
in
medicine
from
the
mid-19th
century
to
bodily
functions
.
adjective
exercising
self-restraint
over
one
’
s
sexual
desires
;
abstinent
.
•
He
chose
to
remain
continent
until
marriage
for
personal
reasons
.
He
chose
to
remain
continent
until
marriage
for
personal
reasons
.
•
Monks
are
expected
to
live
a
continent
life
devoted
to
prayer
.
Monks
are
expected
to
live
a
continent
life
devoted
to
prayer
.
From
Latin
“
continēns
”
meaning
“
holding
together
,”
used
since
the
14th
century
of
people
governing
their
passions
,
especially
sexual
.
the Continent
noun
-
the
Continent
continental
Europe
,
especially
in
contrast
to
the
British
Isles
.
•
She
bought
the
cheese
on
a
recent
trip
to
the
Continent
.
She
bought
the
cheese
on
a
recent
trip
to
the Continent
.
•
Many
British
tourists
drive
to
the
Continent
for
their
summer
holidays
.
Many
British
tourists
drive
to
the Continent
for
their
summer
holidays
.
Originated
in
British
English
as
a
convenient
way
to
refer
to
mainland
Europe
once
regular
travel
across
the
English
Channel
became
common
in
the
18th–19th
centuries
.