continent
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(geography, geology) One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.
- 2.
(sociogeography) Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.
- 3.
(broadly, obsolete)(obsolete in general sense) A large contiguous landmass as opposed to its islands, peninsulas, and so forth; mainland. Also specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa: see the Continent.
- 4.
(figuratively)(figurative) A large connected expanse of something in general.
- 5.
(obsolete)Any continuous tract or area of land; country, connected region.
- 6.
(obsolete)Land (as opposed to the water), dry land.
- 7.
(obsolete)The body or mass of a celestial body such as the sun or moon.
- 8.
(obsolete)Container, vessel, something that holds or contains something else.
- 9.
(obsolete)Space, capacity.
- 10.
(obsolete)The principal or essential points of something viewed collectively: sum, summary, substance.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one’s bodily needs or passions, especially sex.
- 2.
Having voluntary control over one’s urination or defecation.
- 3.
(obsolete)Not interrupted; connected; continuous, whether in time or space.
a continent fever
- 4.
(obsolete)Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
- 5.
(obsolete)Containing or capable of containing.
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ine-pro Borrowed from Latin continens, noun use of present participle of continēre (to contain).