continentem

Dictionary entries

• contineo, continere, continui, contentus:

  Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = secure, maintain, sustain; fasten/hold in position; retain, keep safe, preserve;; hinder, contain/shut in/confine; stay; restrain/hold back; comprise/form basis;; keep/hold/hang together/fast; surround, enclose, contain, limit; concentrate;

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  acc. sg. pres. act. part.
• continens, continentis:

  Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = mainland; continent; forming part of a continuous mass;

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  acc. sg.
• continens, continentis (gen.), continentior -or -us, continentissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = bordering, adjacent, contiguous, next; immediately, without delay (w/in/ex);; temperate, moderate, not indulging in excess; restrained, exhibiting restraint;; close (in time); linked; continuous, unbroken, uninterrupted; homogeneous;

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  acc. sg. (m./f.)