com
1 Americannoun
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Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
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computer output on microfilm.
abbreviation
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comedy.
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comma.
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command.
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commander.
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commerce.
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commercial.
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commission.
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commissioner.
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committee.
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common.
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commonly.
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communications.
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Commander.
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Commission.
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Commissioner.
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Committee.
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Commodore.
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Commonwealth.
noun
abbreviation
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Commander
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committee
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Commodore
abbreviation
prefix
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The phrase dot-com is used to refer generically to almost anything connected to business on the Internet.
The explosive growth of wealth connected to the Internet in the 1990s is often said to have created many “dot-com millionaires.”
Etymology
Origin of com1
First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of commercial ( def. ) or company ( def. )
Origin of com-3
< Latin, variant of preposition cum with
Example Sentences
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There is a lot in the Bloomstran analysis for Berkshire watchers who want to get a good grasp of the com plex company amid the leadership transition.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
“Crypto dot com Arena? Staples Center is so stapled to my brain that I can’t call it anything else.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
O cavalo Caramelo foi salvo com vida por bombeiros gaúchos e de São Paulo.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
Despite this, a new rom com musical about two twentysomething strangers meeting ahead of a wedding has impressed critics.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024
He began to walk rather quickly back, through the path in the com, looking ahead of him.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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