Obs. [a. F. continu, -ue, ad. L. continu-us: see CONTINUOUS. But in B. c. perh. a vbl. sb. from CONTINUE v.]

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  A.  adj. Continuous.

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  B.  sb. a. A continuous fever; = F. fièvre continue.

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c. 1500.  Melusine, 299. Madame, I haue be somewhat euyl at ease & haue had axez in manner of a contynue.

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  b.  Continued or continuous land, continent.

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1630.  R. Johnson’s Kingd. & Commw., 575. A conteinue almost twelve hundred leagues; yet divided into many kingdomes.

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  c.  Continued course, continuance in time.

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1556.  J. Olde, Antechrist, 69. In all the continue of our life.

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  Continue sb.2 var. of CONTENU, Obs. contents.

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