com
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Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
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computer output on microfilm.
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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.
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Commander
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committee
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Commodore
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prefix
noun
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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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Some Berkshire watchers think the company’s holdings in Amazon. com, VeriSign, Capital One Financial, Visa, and Mastercard could be Combs’ investments.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 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
And stay tuned to Slate dot com for coverage of the verdict.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2023
When she used to do the shopping, the pantry was always stocked with extra bottles of olive and com oil, depending on whether they were cooking Italian or Indian.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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