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Contiguity
- noun - the attribute of being so near as to be touching
Contiguous
- adjective - connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
- having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
- very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
Continence
- noun - the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
- voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
Continency
- noun - the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
Continents
- unknown - Different land bodies in the world e.g. Africa, Europe, etc.
Contingent
- adjective - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
- a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
- determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
- possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
Continuant
- adjective - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Continuate
- - Immediately united together; intimately connected.
Continuing
- verb - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
- continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
- continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
- continue talking; "I know it's hard," he con
Continuity
- noun - a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- uninterrupted connection or union