com

[ kom, see-oh-em ]

/ kɒm, ˈsiˈoʊˈɛm /

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(on the internet) a top-level domain appearing as a suffix on domain names used for commercial establishments.

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Origin of com

First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of commercial or company

Other definitions for com (2 of 5)

COM

[ kom ]

/ kɒm /

noun

Trademark.Comedy Central: a cable television channel.

computer output on microfilm.

Other definitions for com (3 of 5)

com-

a prefix meaning “with,” “together,” “in association,” and (with intensive force) “completely,” occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.

Also co-, col-, con-, cor-.

Origin of com-

<Latin, variant of preposition cum with

Other definitions for com (4 of 5)

com.

abbreviation

comedy.

comma.

command.

commander.

commerce.

commercial.

commission.

commissioner.

committee.

common.

commonly.

communications.

Other definitions for com (5 of 5)

Com.

abbreviation

Commander.

Commission.

Commissioner.

Committee.

Commodore.

Commonwealth.

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How to use com in a sentence

We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend).
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV|Amy Zimmerman|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or to follow up a raunch-com like The Sweetest Thing with a role in a Martin Scorsese epic (The Gangs of New York).
Cameron Diaz Deserves Better Than ‘Sex Tape’|Kevin Fallon|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You to go flightradar24.com and watch as tens of thousands of planes uneventfully make their way to their destinations.
The Malaysian Air Tragedy Reawakens a Primal Fear|Kelly Williams Brown|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then after 9/11 and the Dot Com Crash, the money for a lot of the tech consulting she was doing in New York City dried up.
Inside the Cult of CrossFit|William O’Connor|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Please go to BobQ2014.com for details and all that attorney mumbo-jumbo.
‘Blow Your Balls Off’ Senate Candidate Wants to Give Away a Free Car|Olivia Nuzzi|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We may also notice that com'th is a monosyllable , whereas trewely has three syllables, though in l. 35 it makes but two.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
The com-tech was answering the question Raf had almost forgotten that he had asked the moment before.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Raf's eyes met Soriki's, and the com-tech's hand dropped to hook fingers in his belt within touching distance of his side arm.
Star Born|Andre Norton
In his ear buzzed the comforting hum of the com, tying him with the flitter and so, in a manner, to safety.
Star Born|Andre Norton
And having fixed Soriki's face, he tried to believe that he was now confronting the com-tech, speaking directly to him.
Star Born|Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for com (1 of 4)

com

the internet domain name for

a commercial company

British Dictionary definitions for com (2 of 4)

COM

/ (kɒm) /

noun

a process in which a computer output is converted direct to microfiche or film, esp 35 or 16 millimetre film
(as modifier)a COM machine

Word Origin for COM

British Dictionary definitions for com (3 of 4)

com-

con-

prefix

together; with; jointlycommingle

Word Origin for com-

from Latin com-; related to cum with. In compound words of Latin origin, com- becomes col- and cor- before l and r, co- before gn, h, and most vowels, and con- before consonants other than b, p, and m. Although its sense in compounds of Latin derivation is often obscured, it means: together, with, etc (combine, compile) ; similar (conform); extremely, completely (consecrate)

British Dictionary definitions for com (4 of 4)

Com.

abbreviation for

Commander

committee

Commodore

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Cultural definitions for com

.com

Part of the Internet address of many companies and organizations. It indicates that the site is commercial, as opposed to educational or governmental.

notes for .com

The phrase dot-com is used to refer generically to almost anything connected to business on the Internet.

notes for .com

The explosive growth of wealth connected to the Internet in the 1990s is often said to have created many “dot-com millionaires.”