cons.
1 Americanabbreviation
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consecrated.
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conservative.
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consolidated.
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consonant.
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constable.
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constitution.
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constitutional.
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construction.
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consul.
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consulting.
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Conservative.
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Constable.
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Constitution.
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Consul.
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Consulting.
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Conservative
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Constitution
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Consul
Etymology
Origin of cons.
From the Latin word conservā
Example Sentences
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“There’s pros. There’s cons. It doesn’t matter—it’s coming.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
"It can work to disintermediate the banking system. And, you know, we need to work through the pros and cons. I don't have a view yet."
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2021
“Yes, it will help the economy. There are pros and cons. Glendale is a small town, you come to kind of get away. I guess we’ll see how it’s going to go.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
In the town hall before Wisconsin’s primary, he acknowledged, “What I will say is I’m a pretty driven guy. That has pros and cons. I have always been a very driven guy.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2016
Most strong nouns end in a cons. in the nom. sg.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Sweet, Henry
We may claim the same function for the overlying sensory organ of the Cons. system.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Freud, Sigmund
According to the fundamental idea of schematic undertaking we can conceive the conscious perception only as the particular activity of an independent system for which the abbreviated designation "Cons." commends itself.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Freud, Sigmund
The analogy of our Cons. system with the systems of perception relieves us of this embarrassment.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Freud, Sigmund
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