Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - continent
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Continent
continent
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ~-, continens, from present participle of continere to hold in — more at contain Date: 14th century 1. exercising continence 2. obsolete restrictive • ~ly adverb II. noun Etymology: in senses 1 & 2, from Latin ~-, continens, present participle of continere, to hold together, contain; in senses 3 & 4, from Latin ~-, continens continuous mass of land, mainland, from ~-, continens, present participle Date: 1541 1. archaic container, confines 2. archaic epitome 3. mainland 4. a. one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe b. capitalized the ~ of Europe — used with the
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1. n. 1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, N. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 (the Continent) Brit. the mainland of Europe as distinct from the British Isles. 3 continuous land; a mainland. Etymology: L terra continens (see CONTAIN) continuous land 2. adj. 1 able to control movements of the bowels and bladder. 2 exercising self-restraint, esp. sexually. Derivatives continence n. continently adv. Etymology: ME f. L (as CONTAIN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. материк, континент 2. (the C.) Европейский материк (в отличие от Британских о-вов) 3. континентальная часть государства (в отличие от островов и полуостровов); "большая земля" 4. ам. ист Американский континент, группа английских колоний в Северной Америке, объявивших себя независимыми штатами 5. сдержанный (в словах, поступках) 6. воздержанный, целомудренный 7. способный регулировать свое мочеиспускание и дефекацию ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I adj. 1) сдержанный 2) воздержанный; целомудренный Syn: see chaste II noun 1) материк, континент 2) (the Continent) Европейский материк (в противоп. Британским островам) 3) (the Continent) amer. hist. колонии (в эпоху борьбы за независимость), впоследствии образовавшие Соединенные Штаты ...Англо-русский словарь
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(continents) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries. She loved the African continent... Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass. N-COUNT 2. People sometimes use the Continent to refer to the continent of Europe except for Britain. (mainly BRIT) Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent. N-PROPER: the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 a large mass of land surrounded by sea (the continents of Asia and Africa) 2 the Continent especially BrE Western Europe not including Britain (a holiday on the Continent) ~2 adj 1 able to control your bladder (1) and bowels (bowel (1)) 2 old use controlling your desire to have sex (- opposite incontinent) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from L. continentem (nom. continens), prp. of continere "hold together" (see contain). Meaning moved from "exercising self-restraint" to "chaste" 14c., and to bowel and bladder control 19c. Geographical sense is 1559, from L. terra continens "continuous land" (see continue). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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