Continent Synonyms & Definitions

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• ContinentDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) That which contains anything; a receptacle.
2. (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.
3. (a.) Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.
4. (a.) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
5. (a.) Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
6. (a.) Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.

• Continental glacierDefinition & Meaning in English

1. () A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central neve, or region of accumulation.