Continent
- Proper noun. (obsolete) The Old World.
- Proper noun. Mainland Europe, as seen from the British Isles.
- Noun. (obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).
- Noun. (obsolete, _) A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.
- Noun. Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally redarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelfs etc.
- Adjective. Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions.
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