continuo

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continuo^¹

noun continuos

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of basso continuo

continuo^²

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From Spanish continuo, ellipsis of hombre continuo (“constant and steadfast man”), from Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”).

noun continuos · contino

historical A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.

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@misc{continuo_2026,
  title = {continuo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continuo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}