Continual

a.	1.	Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. - Prov. xv. 15.
	2.	Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated. The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes. - W. Irwing. Continual proportionals (Math.) quantities in continued proportion. - Brande & C.

Adj.	1.	continual - seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" Antonyms: sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
	2.	continual - `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

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