What is the meaning of continual?

adjective

  • Occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series.
    • usage: "the continual banging of the shutters"
  • Meaning seemingly uninterrupted. (`continual' is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)).
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