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.
Origin of com-
<Latin, variant of preposition cum with
Other definitions for com (4 of 5)
com.
abbreviation
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
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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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.
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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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