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Definitions
- 1 Abbreviation of consolidated: only used in naming. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 1 in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. wordnet
- 1 A male given name, a diminutive form of Conor or Cornelius.
- 2 Abbreviation of Conservative Party. UK, abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 A female given name, a diminutive form of Connie.
- 4 Abbreviation of Conservative. UK, abbreviation, alt-of
- 1 A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
"pros and cons"
- 2 A convicted criminal, a convict. slang
- 3 A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. informal
"My heart is breaking for my sister And the con that she called "love""
- 4 Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 5 An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress. informal
"I can't speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine fun but not my cup of blog, thank you."
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- 6 The conversion of part of a building. informal
"We're getting a loft con done next year."
- 7 Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis. informal, obsolete, uncountable
- 8 Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel. dialectal, obsolete
- 9 A political conservative. abbreviation
"own the cons"
- 10 Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming. abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural
- 11 Initialism of Certificate of Need. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 12 a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property wordnet
- 13 A squirrel's nest. Northern-England, obsolete
- 14 Initialism of constitution point. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 15 an argument opposed to a proposal wordnet
- 16 a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison wordnet
- 1 To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. rare
"For Caſſius is a-weary of the World: / Hated by one he loues, brau'd by his Brother, / Check'd like a bondman, all his faults obſeru'd, / Set in a Note-booke, learn'd, and con'd by roate / To caſt into my Teeth."
- 2 To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain. informal, transitive
"Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals [title]"
- 3 Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”). alt-of, alternative
- 4 commit to memory; learn by heart wordnet
- 5 To know; understand; acknowledge. obsolete, rare
"Of Muses Hobbinol, I conne no skill"
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- 6 deprive of by deceit wordnet
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English connen English con Inherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (“recognize, know how”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) Doublet of can.
Abbreviation of Latin contrā (“against”).
Clipping of convict.
From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.
From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.
From earlier cond; see conn.
From earlier cond; see conn.
Clipping of convention or conference.
Clipping of conversion.
Clipping of consumption.
Origin uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of Middle English acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne (“squirrel”), from Old English ācweorna, āqueorna, āquorna, ācurna (“squirrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (“squirrel”); or from its Old Norse cognate íkorni (“squirrel”), from the same ultimate source. Cognate with West Frisian iikhoarn (“squirrel”), Dutch eekhoorn (“squirrel”), German Eichhorn (“squirrel”), Icelandic íkorni (“squirrel”).
Clipping of conservative; compare lib.
Clipping of consolidation or consolidated.
Clipping of consolidation or consolidated.
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