cont.

¹

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.

Cont.

²

abbreviation

1. Continental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cont.¹

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."

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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.”

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

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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.

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The author of the account also posted a comment saying, "No one cares when a white person is killed by a black person, which happens a lot. but turn it around. cont..."

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