cont.

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abbreviation

containing.

contents.

continent.

continental.

continue.

continued.

contra.

contract.

contraction.

control.

(in prescriptions) bruised.

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Origin of cont.

From Latin contūsus for def. 11

Words nearby cont.

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Other definitions for cont. (2 of 2)

Cont.

abbreviation

Continental.

How to use cont. in a sentence

Elle est furieuse cont vous, allans tous les jours chercher ley Roy (d'icy) demandant a gran cri revanche pour son Mary.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|W. M. Thackeray
Y sentndose bajo un rbol rodeado de unos curiosos y (p16) afables adolescentes, cont la historia de sus lecciones de msica.
Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
And vary pleasant to wander on the Cont'nent with a lot o' lacqueys at your heels.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith
Nhomme-l lv: y baill moin yon sle coup d'pi, y voy moin lautt bo larivi-ou ou moin vini pou cont a ba ou.
Two Years in the French West Indies|Lafcadio Hearn

Troiseme edit, augmente du Tomre v. ou sixieme volume, cont.
Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910|Samuel N. Rhoads