cont.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. containing.

2. contents.

3. continent.

4. continental.

5. continue.

6. continued.

7. contra.

8. contract.

9. contraction.

10. control.

11. (in prescriptions) bruised.

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Cont. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Continental.

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Etymology

Origin of cont.

From Latin contūsus cont. for def. 11

Example Sentences

Spooked, he checked the files and found the original slip: "D or d, cont/ density," which was actually referring to abbreviations using the letter D. At the time, words to be entered in the dictionary were typed with spaces between letters so "d or d" might have been interpreted as "d o r d."

From Salon

On Pelosi, cont’d: “We watched time and again where she told the American public they couldn’t get a haircut — except for her. We told her that she fights for the Americans, but they make $5 million in less than a month trading stock options … on tech companies that were — that were debating inside the House; that the only reason the market went up, that they made that money was what the outcome of the stocks — or, the outcome of the bills.”

From Washington Post

The @LACountyBOS just pushed forward agenda item 51-C, advancing the campaign to cont. defunding @LASDHQ & change public safety forever.

From Los Angeles Times

Back in the center, stop at Pivnica Cont for a patio seat and a house lager; a half liter costs 20 kuna, or about $3.

From New York Times

“But I am proud of Carmen’s friends & classmates on their accomplishments. They’ve overcome so much. I know they will cont to make positive changes.”

From Washington Times