continentium
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contin.entium VPAR 2 1 GEN P X PRES ACTIVE PPL contineo, continere, continui, contentus V (2nd) TRANS [XXXAO] 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; continent.ium N 3 3 GEN P F continens, continentis N (3rd) F [XXXCO] mainland; continent; forming part of a continuous mass; continent.ium N 3 4 GEN P N continens, continentis N (3rd) N [XXXCO] essential point, central argument, hinge, basis; suburbs (pl.), (outside walls) continent.ium ADJ 3 1 GEN P X POS continens, continentis (gen.), continentior -or -us, continentissimus -a -um ADJ [XXXAO] 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; *