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continent . ( Of the ant part. act of contain ;) LAT. ( continens, - entis ). 1. adj. That it contains. 2. adj. said of a person: that it owns and practised the virtue of Continence. 3. m. thing that contains itself to another. 4. m. air of the countenance and attitude and composure of the body. 5. m. Geogr. Each of the large tracts of land separated by oceans. en continent . 1. loc. Advisor. Ant. incontinenti.