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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin continuus. Doublet of continuum.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈt͡ʃĩ.nu.u/ [kõˈt͡ʃĩ.nʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈt͡ʃĩ.nwu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈt͡ʃi.nu.o/ [kõˈt͡ʃi.nʊ.o], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈt͡ʃi.nwo/

  • Hyphenation: con‧tí‧nu‧o

Adjective

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contínuo (feminine contínua, masculine plural contínuos, feminine plural contínuas)

  1. continuous (without break, cessation, or interruption in time)
    Synonyms: ininterrupto, seguido, sucessivo, continuado, constante
    Antonyms: inconstante, incontínuo, intervalado, descontínuo

Derived terms

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Noun

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contínuo m (plural contínuos, feminine contínua, feminine plural contínuas)

  1. something that is continuous
  2. office boy
    Synonyms: office boy, estafeta, moço de recados
    • 1981, Braz Chediak, director, Bonitinha, mas Ordinária ou Otto Lara Resende, spoken by Edgar (José Wilker):
      E tem mais! Eu sou um ex-contínuo e você é um filho da puta! Seu filho da puta!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)