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Meaning

Indicates that another action or state continues without doing a certain thing at all. A somewhat stiff expression describing that the act does not occur even once.

Examples

1. 彼は一日も休むことなく、仕事を続けた。 He continued to work without taking a single day off.
2. その川は、絶えることなく流れ続けている。 That river flows on without ever ceasing.
3. 誰に頼ることもなく、彼女は一人で店を切り盛りした。 Without relying on anyone, she ran the shop by herself.