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 <haber...@telia.com> a écrit :
>
> It is Merriam–Webster—there are many Webster. And no.
>
>
>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 20:24, Mark Stephen Mrotek <carsonm...@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....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of
>> Hans Åberg
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:08 AM
>> To: Jacques Menu <imj-muz...@bluewin.ch>
>> Cc: lilypond-user <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
>> Subject: Re: Terminology question
>>
>>
>>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 16:20, Jacques Menu <imj-muz...@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>>>
>>> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’,…
>>
>> It is figured basses, or continuos (singular continuo), according to
>> Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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