continent
[adjective]
Synonyms: abstemious, abstentious, abstinent, self-restraining, sober, temperate

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Antonyms: incontinent
Contrasted words: self-indulgent, spoiled
Related Words: bridled, curbed, inhibited, restrained, chaste, pure

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I. con‧ti‧nent¹ /ˈkɒntənənt, ˈkɒntɪnənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: adjective: continental, intercontinental, transcontinental; noun: continent]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: continens 'continuous area of land', from continere; ⇒ contain]

1. a large mass of land surrounded by sea:
the continents of Asia and Africa

2. the Continent British English old-fashioned Western Europe, not including the British Isles

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II. continent² adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of continere; ⇒ contain]

1. medical able to control your bowels and bladder Antonym : incontinent

2. old-fashioned able to control your sexual desires

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continent
noun
ADJ. Antarctic, Australian, African, etc.
VERB + CONTINENT cross the first railway to cross the North American continent
CONTINENT + VERB drift The evidence that the continents have drifted is overwhelming.
PREP. across a/the ~ He travelled across continents in his quest for adventure.
on the ~ Wolves are still found on the continent of Europe.

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