- con|ti|nen|cy
- con|ti|nen|cy «KON tuh nuhn see», noun, plural -cies.= continence. (Cf. ↑continence)
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con´ti|nen´tal|i|za´tion — con|ti|nen|tal|ize «KON tuh NEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make continental; extend over a continent or the Continent: »In the Rio treaty we formally continentalized the defensive aspects of the Monroe Doctrine (Harper s).… … Useful english dictionary
con|ti|nen|tal|ize — «KON tuh NEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make continental; extend over a continent or the Continent: »In the Rio treaty we formally continentalized the defensive aspects of the Monroe Doctrine (Harper s).… … Useful english dictionary
con|ti|nen|tal|ism — «KON tuh NEHN tuh lihz uhm», noun. 1. an expression, opinion, procedure, or other mannerism characteristic of the Continent (of Europe): »It was all a part of the new continentalism (Punch). 2. the characteristics of a continental land mass as… … Useful english dictionary
con|ti|nen|tal|ist — «KON tuh NEHN tuh lihst», noun. an advocate of cooperation, union, or mutual aid between nations of the same continent especially the Continent (of Europe) … Useful english dictionary
con|ti|nen|tal|i|ty — «KON tuh nehn TAL uh tee», noun. 1. the condition of being continental: »Russia may be regarded as the epitome of continentality (White and Renner). 2. Meteorology. the characteristics possessed by a continental climate: »He lays stress on the… … Useful english dictionary
con|ti|nen|tal|ly — «KON tuh NEHN tuh lee», adverb. 1. in a continental manner, in relation to a continent. 2. Figurative. with a wide view; broadly: »They are the men who think continentally (Alexander Hamilton) … Useful english dictionary
in´ter|con´ti|nen´tal|ly — in|ter|con|ti|nen|tal «IHN tuhr KON tuh NEHN tuhl», adjective. between continents; from one continent to another: »an intercontinental railroad, intercontinental warfare. –in´ter|con´ti|nen´tal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|con|ti|nen|tal — «IHN tuhr KON tuh NEHN tuhl», adjective. between continents; from one continent to another: »an intercontinental railroad, intercontinental warfare. –in´ter|con´ti|nen´tal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ep|i|con|ti|nen|tal — «EHP uh KON tuh NEHN tuhl», adjective. resting upon a continent: »Those shallow portions of the sea which lie upon the continental shelf, and those portions which extend into the interior of the continent with like shallow depths,…may be called… … Useful english dictionary
in|con|ti|nen|cy — «ihn KON tuh nuhn see», noun, plural cies. the fact or condition of being incontinent; incontinence: »My own present incontinencies in the matter of milk do not stem from…not being properly “fed up” as an infant (Igor Stravinsky) … Useful english dictionary
