"continuo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: continuos [plural]
Etymology: Ellipsis of basso continuo. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|basso continuo}} Ellipsis of basso continuo Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuo (plural continuos)
  1. (music) Synonym of basso continuo. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: basso continuo [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-continuo-en-noun-1NHWqR00 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 5 10 0 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 0 0 12 0 2 0 1 8 2 2 0 0 2 6 3 7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: continuos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish continuo, ellipsis of hombre continuo (“constant and steadfast man”), from Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|continuo}} Spanish continuo, {{der|en|la|continuus||constant, continuous}} Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuo (plural continuos)
  1. (historical) A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings. Tags: historical Synonyms: contino
    Sense id: en-continuo-en-noun-sZ3nZfHt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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