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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
incessant/ɪnˈsesnt/
▶adjective (especially of something unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
– derivatives
incessancy noun,
incessantly adverb,
incessantness noun.
incessancy noun,
incessantly adverb,
incessantness noun.
– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. incessant-, from L. in- ‘not’ + cessant-, cessare ‘cease’.
'incessant' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "incessant" in the title:
Each textual moment merely 'punctuates' the incessant circulation of meaning
incessant laughter
whose incessant outrages are my zest for life
incessant laughter
whose incessant outrages are my zest for life
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