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con

/kɒn/ symbol

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  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Cofán.

verb

  1. To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
  2. To know; understand; acknowledge.

noun

  1. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
    pros and cons

noun

  1. Clipping of convict (“a convicted criminal”).

Origin

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.

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