Continual vs. Continued

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Difference Between Continual and Continued
Continualadjective
Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
Continuedadjective
(dated) Prolonged; unstopped.
Continualadjective
(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
Continuedadjective
Uninterrupted.
Continualadjective
(proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Continuedverb
simple past tense and past participle of continue
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Continualadjective
seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series;
the continual banging of the shuttersContinuednoun
the word continued when placed in the end of the page to show it is to be continued
Continualadjective
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
Continuedadjective
without stop or interruption;
to insure the continued success of the warthe continued existence of nationalismthe continued popularity of Westerns