COM
[ kom ]
/ kɒm /
noun
Trademark.Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
computer output on microfilm.
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Definition for COM (2 of 4)
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.
Origin of com-
<Latin, variant of preposition cum with
Definition for COM (3 of 4)
com.
Definition for COM (4 of 4)
Com.
Commander.
Commission.
Commissioner.
Committee.
Commodore.
Commonwealth.
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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
(C) omputer (O) utput on (M) icrofilm
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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Medical definitions for COM
com-
pref.
Together; with; joint; jointly:commensalism.
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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
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.”
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