Pronunciation

How to pronounce “continuous

“continuous” is pronounced /kəntɪnjuːəs/ — 4 syllables.
The sound

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continuous

/kəntɪnjuːəs/

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4 syllables. Stress the 'ɪnj' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

continuing in time or space without interruption; - James Jeans

a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light

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