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• a variation of con.

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  conn

  verb (used with object)

  con.
• Conn.
  Conn.

  abbreviation

  Connecticut.
• Conn
  Conn

  noun

  2nd century _ad , king of Leinster and high king of Ireland

conn

¹ American  

[kon] / kɒn /

verb (used with object)

1. con.

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noun

1. responsibility for the steering of a ship.

2. con.

Conn. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Connecticut.

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Conn. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Connecticut

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Conn ² British  

/ kɒn /

noun

1. 2nd century _ad , king of Leinster and high king of Ireland

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conn ³ British  

/ kɒn /

verb

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of con 4

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Etymology

Origin of conn

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

I had just taken the conn when Mr. Sulu reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

His plan was beaverish: to walk, sniff, conn and brood every one of the county's 12 central grids, 744 sq. mi. on the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

The advice was good, for at that moment Nelson opened furiously on the quarter-master at the conn.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

The crew disappeared, all to the officers, man at the helm, quartermaster at the conn, and signalman.

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

This is some malicious Spirit, that will not let me alone at my Study; but I'll go in, and conn my Book.

From The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce by Mountfort, William