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continence (KON tuh nuhns) (noun)
1. Self-restraint, moderation: Daryl was glad that he had enough continence when he was tempted by seeing so many kinds of cakes that were available.
2. Self-control over urinary and fecal discharges: Jody read that most children have continence by the age of three.
2. Self-control over urinary and fecal discharges: Jody read that most children have continence by the age of three.
continents (KON tuh nuhnts) (noun)
The principal land masses of the earth; usually,regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America: Manfred was an anthropologist who traveled the continents of Africa and Asia to research the cultures that exist in those places.
History suggests that many nations did not exercise continence when they were colonizing land in the various continents around the world.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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1. Some of the seven great areas of land on the earth: The continents are North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Austsralia, and Antarctica.
The Continent, which is the mainland of Europe, does not include the British Isles.
2. Etymology: from Latin continentem, "holding in, refraining" from com-, "in" + tenere, "to hold".
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ten-, tent-, tin-, -tain, -tainment, -tenance, -tinence
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“continents”
1. Those parts of the world's primary continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America): "Europe is one of the seven continents in the world."
2. Etymology: from Latin terra continens, "continuous land" or literally, "the land that holds together". At first, in the 16th century, it referred to any large continuous expanse of territory; and then from the early 17th century onward, it was specifically applied to any of the Earth's major landmasses.
2. Etymology: from Latin terra continens, "continuous land" or literally, "the land that holds together". At first, in the 16th century, it referred to any large continuous expanse of territory; and then from the early 17th century onward, it was specifically applied to any of the Earth's major landmasses.
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