com
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Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
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computer output on microfilm.
abbreviation
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comedy.
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comma.
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command.
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commander.
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commerce.
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commercial.
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commission.
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commissioner.
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committee.
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common.
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commonly.
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communications.
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Commander.
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Commission.
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Commissioner.
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Committee.
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Commodore.
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Commonwealth.
noun
abbreviation
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Commander
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committee
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Commodore
abbreviation
prefix
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The phrase dot-com is used to refer generically to almost anything connected to business on the Internet.
The explosive growth of wealth connected to the Internet in the 1990s is often said to have created many “dot-com millionaires.”
Etymology
Origin of com1
First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of commercial ( def. ) or company ( def. )
Origin of com-3
< Latin, variant of preposition cum with
Example Sentences
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There is a lot in the Bloomstran analysis for Berkshire watchers who want to get a good grasp of the com plex company amid the leadership transition.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Reports from technology companies relating to young men using so-called "com networks" increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024, the agency said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
“Crypto dot com Arena? Staples Center is so stapled to my brain that I can’t call it anything else.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
O cavalo Caramelo foi salvo com vida por bombeiros gaúchos e de São Paulo.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
I caught lizards on the rail fences, rats in the com crib, and frogs in the little creek that ran through the fields.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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