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English adjective: continent | |||
| 1. | continent having control over urination and defecation | ||
| Antonyms | incontinent | ||
| 2. | continent abstaining from sexual intercourse | ||
| Samples | Celibate priests. | ||
| Synonyms | celibate | ||
| Similar | chaste | ||
| Antonyms | unchaste | ||
English noun: continent | |||
| 1. | continent (object) one of the large landmasses of the earth | ||
| Samples | There are seven continents. Pioneers had to cross the continent on foot. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | land mass, landmass | ||
| Instance hyponym | Africa, Antarctic continent, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Eurasia, Europe, Gondwanaland, Laurasia, North America, Pangaea, Pangea, South America | ||
| Part holonym | craton, subcontinent | ||
| 2. | Continent (location) the European mainland | ||
| Samples | Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there. | ||
| Instance hypernym | mainland | ||
| Part meronym | Europe | ||
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