lacking continuity
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irregular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English irreguler, from Anglo French, from Late Latin irregularis not in accordance with rule, from Latin in + regularis regular Date: 14th century 1. a. not being or acting in accord with laws, rules, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
irregular — ir·reg·u·lar ( )ir (r)eg yə lər adj 1) lacking perfect symmetry of form: not straight, smooth, even, or regular <irregular teeth> 2 a) lacking continuity or regularity of occurrence, activity, or function <irregular breathing> b) of a … Medical dictionary
Having Fun with Elvis on Stage — Infobox Album Name = Having Fun with Elvis on Stage Type = live Longtype = (commentary) Artist = Elvis Presley Released = 1974 Recorded = Genre = Spoken word Length = Label = Box Car Records Producer = Elvis Presley Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|1|5 … Wikipedia
Adrian II — Italian ecclesiastic: pope A.D. 867 872. Also, Hadrian II. * * * ▪ pope born 792, Rome [Italy] died c. Dec. 13, 872 pope from 867 to 872. A relative of two previous popes, Stephen V and Sergius II, he had been called to the papacy twice… … Universalium
desultory — I adjective broken, deviating, diffuse, digressive, disarranged, disconnected, discontinuous, discursive, disjoined, disjunct, dispersed, erratic, inconsistent, inconstans, inconstant, interrupted, lacking continuity, nonrecurrent, nonuniform,… … Law dictionary
abrupt — ab·rupt || É™ brÊŒpt adj. sudden; ending or changing unexpectedly; rude, brusque; lacking continuity; steep … English contemporary dictionary
abrupt — adj. 1 sudden and unexpected; hasty (his abrupt departure). 2 (of speech, manner, etc.) uneven; lacking continuity; curt. 3 steep, precipitous. 4 Bot. truncated. 5 Geol. (of strata) suddenly appearing at the surface. Derivatives: abruptly adv.… … Useful english dictionary
discontinuous — adj. lacking continuity in space or time; intermittent. Derivatives: discontinuity n. discontinuously adv. Etymology: med.L discontinuus (as DIS , CONTINUOUS) … Useful english dictionary
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
