Continent

kon′ti-nent, n. a large extent of land not broken up by seas: the mainland of Europe: one of the great divisions of the land surface of the globe.— adj. restraining the indulgence of pleasure, esp. sexual: temperate: virtuous.— ns. Con′tinence , Con′tinency , the restraint imposed by a person upon his desires and pa ions: self-restraint in sexual indulgence, often absolute: chastity.— adj. Continent′al , characteristic of a continent, as of climate, .: pertaining to the European continent, or to the colonies of North America at the period of independence.— n. Continent′alism , anything peculiar to the usage of the Continent.— adv. Con′tinently .— Continental system , the name given to Napoleon's plan for shutting out England from all commercial connection with Europe. [L. continentem — continēre , to contain— con , together, tenĕre , to hold.]