LekhoriLekhoriOne of the main continuous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.
But I should turn mine ears and hear The moanings of the homeless sea, The sound of streams that swift or slow Draw down Æonian hills, and sow The dust of continents to be; […]
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.
An Encratite.
Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one’s bodily needs or passions, especially sex.
Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower.
Having voluntary control over one’s urination or defecation.
The Old World.
the whole Continent of Europe, Asia, Africa.
Mainland Europe, as seen from the British Isles.
Borrowed from Latin continens, noun use of present participle of continēre (“to contain”).
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Not interrupted; connected; continuous, whether in time or space.
a continent fever