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incessant

in·ces·sant [ in séss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
unceasing: continuing for a long time without stopping

[15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin incessant-< Latin cessare (see cease)]

in·ces·san·cy noun
in·ces·sant·ly adverb
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