Contin

/ˈkɒntɪn/ noun

Definition

A rare abbreviation or shortened form, possibly referring to 'continue' or 'continent' in historical or technical contexts.

Etymology

Modern abbreviation of uncertain primary origin; possibly from 'continue' or 'continent' shortened for brevity in written notes or technical documentation.

Kelly Says

Like 'contg,' this abbreviation is a linguistic ghost—it haunts old documents and medical records, showing us how different professions developed their own shorthand that eventually disappeared when people switched to typing and standardized spelling!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በደህና
be-deh-na
ARالعربية
متصل
mu-ta-sal
BNবাংলা
সম্পর্ক
sam-por-k
CACatalà
continu
kon-tee-noo
CSČeština
pokračující
po-kra-ch-oo-y-ee
DADansk
kontinuerlig
kon-tee-noo-er-lig
DEDeutsch
kontinuierlich
kon-tee-noo-ee-rihch
ELΕλληνικά
συνεχής
see-neh-hees
ESEspañol
continuo
kon-tee-noo-oh
FAفارسی
پیوسته
pee-oo-steh
FISuomi
jatkuva
ja-t-koo-va
FRFrançais
continu
kon-tee-noo
GUGU
સાથે
sa-the
HAHA
kusa
koo-sa
HEעברית
רצוף
retz-oof
HIहिन्दी
लगातार
la-ga-ta-ar
HUMagyar
folyamatos
fo-lyam-a-tohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkelanjutan
ber-kel-an-ju-tan
IGIG
n'eche
ne-che
ITItaliano
continuo
kon-tee-noo-oh
JA日本語
連続
ren-zoku
KKKK
сәйкес
sa-y-kes
KMKM
ជាស្នា
che-a-sna
KO한국어
연속
yeon-sok
MRMR
जवळजवळ
jav-la-jav-la
MSBahasa Melayu
berterusan
ber-te-ru-san
MYမြန်မာ
တစ်လျှောက်
tit-l-j-awk
NLNederlands
continu
kon-tee-noo
NONorsk
kontinuerlig
kon-tee-noo-er-lig
PAPA
ਸਮਾਨ
sa-maan
PLPolski
ciągły
ch-ee-g-lee
PTPortuguês
contínuo
kon-tee-noo-oh
RORomână
continu
kon-tee-noo
RUРусский
непрерывный
ne-pre-riv-nyy
SVSvenska
fortsatt
forts-att
SWKiswahili
endelea
en-dee-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
ஒருக்கொரு
or-uk-ko-ru
TEతెలుగు
సమీపంలో
sa-mee-pa-lo
THไทย
ต่อเนื่อง
dtor-n-e-ung
TLTL
patuloy
pa-too-loy
TRTürkçe
sürekli
soo-r-eh-lee
UKУкраїнська
неперервний
ne-pe-re-rv-nyy
URاردو
جاری
ja-ree
VITiếng Việt
liên tục
l yen-tuc
YOYO
lẹ̀
leh
ZH中文
连续
lián xù
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngah-p-han-dle

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