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essentially
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adverb
(= basically)
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
He is basically dishonest
the argument was essentially a technical one
for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person
continuous
Adjective
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Something that is continuous happens without stopping.
The water flowed through the pipe continuously.
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If a surface is continuous, it is long and doesn't have anything in the middle.
The railway line was continuous.