Continu

Continu continues to be a term with limited standalone meaning in English. It is most often encountered as a root in longer words such as continuity, continuous, and continuation, or as the masculine form of the French adjective continu.

In French, continu means "continuous" or "ongoing." It is used in phrases such as une ligne continue (a continuous line) and can pair with nouns to describe ongoing states. The French form derives from Latin continuus, via Old French, and the word remains active in everyday usage for describing processes, time, or states that persist without interruption.

English usage outside of French is limited; continu is not a standard word in most dictionaries. Correct English alternatives include continuous, continuity, or continuation. In linguistics or cross-language discussions, continu may appear as a stem or part of a compound, but it is not treated as an independent English term in conventional references.

Beyond language, "Continu" may appear as a proper noun in branding, fiction, or local place names, where its meaning is defined by context rather than by a universal definition.

Related terms include continuity, continuous, continuation, and continuum. In French, continu remains the straightforward adjective for something that is unbroken or ongoing, while in English it is typically found only as part of larger words or as a linguistic reference rather than as a standalone term.