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in·ces·sant

 (ĭn-sĕs′ənt)
adj.
Continuing without interruption. See Synonyms at continual.
[Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessant- : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin cessāns, present participle of cessāre, to stop; see cease.]
in·ces′san·cy n.
in·ces′sant·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.incessancy - the quality of something that continues without end or interruption
ceaselessness, continuousness, incessantness
endlessness - the property of being (or seeming to be) without end
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