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continent

Definition

  • noun: one of the great divisions of land (such as North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) of the Earth
  • noun: one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe
  • adjective: exercising 'continence'
  • used with 'the'
  • synonyms: restraining, opposing, temperate

Examples

  • The book provides information on hotels in Britain and on 'the Continent'.

  • the African 'continent' = the 'continent' of Africa

  • Most children are 'continent' by age three.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well... in the beginning, she's talking about... losing real things, like keys. And then she- she gets, like- she lost a continent. - She's getting grandiose. - Yeah. And the way she says it is like- like it doesn't matter. Ah. (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes
  • (..) "Ac-Accept the fluster... "of lost door keys. "I lost... two cities... "two... rivers... "a... contin- "continen- continent. "I... miss them... "but it wasn't a... disaster. "Even... losing you... "the joking voice... "a... gesture... (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes