Re: Terminology question

[Jacques Menu]

Thanks everybody for your help!

I asked the question because MusicXML describes an element of the figured bass 
this way:

      <figured-bass>
        <figure><figure-number>3</figure-number></figure>
        <duration>8</duration>
      </figured-bass>

I’ll use ‘figured bass element’ and 'figured bass elements’, they suit my 
purpose nicely.

A nice day!

JM


> Le 15 juin 2021 à 20:31, Hans Åberg <haberg-1@telia.com> a écrit :
> 
> It is Merriam–Webster—there are many Webster. And no.
> 
> 
>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 20:24, Mark Stephen Mrotek <carsonmark@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hans,
>> 
>> For Webster is a haircut only just a hair cut?
>> 
>> M
>> 
>> From: lilypond-user 
>> [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr.com@gnu.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Hans Åberg
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:08 AM
>> To: Jacques Menu <imj-muzhic@bluewin.ch>
>> Cc: lilypond-user <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
>> Subject: Re: Terminology question
>> 
>> 
>>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 16:20, Jacques Menu <imj-muzhic@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’,…
>> 
>> It is figured basses, or continuos (singular continuo), according to 
>> Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
>