continued vs contracted

continued

noun
  • the word continued when placed in the end of the page to show it is to be continued 

adj
  • Uninterrupted. 

contracted

adj
  • Arranged by contract; established by agreement. 

  • Incurred; acquired. 

  • Made smaller by contraction. 

How often have the words continued and contracted occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )