cons.
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) conserve; keep.
cons.
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cons.
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American
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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.
Cons.
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American
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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.
Cons.
British
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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’s not like someone came in wavering and we had to talk them out of it, or go over the pros and cons. I think it says a lot about this team.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
"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
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
Ideas convertible in cons., puns, and epigrams, always on hand.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 by Various
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
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
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