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cos

1

[ kos, kaws ]

noun



cos

2

abbreviation for

  1. Trigonometry, Mathematics. cosine.

cos.

3

abbreviation for

  1. companies.
  2. consul.
  3. consulship.
  4. counties.

C.O.S.

4
or c.o.s.

abbreviation for

  1. cash on shipment.

cos

1

/ kɒz /

abbreviation for

  1. cosine
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COS

2

abbreviation for

  1. Chief of Staff
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cos

3

/ kɒs /

noun

  1. a variety of lettuce with a long slender head and crisp leaves Usual US and Canadian nameromaine Compare cabbage lettuce
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Cos

4

/ kɒs /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Kos
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cos

  1. Abbreviation of cosine


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cos1

1690–1700; after Kos, where it originated
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cos1

C17: named after Kos, the Aegean island of its origin
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Example Sentences

"Burn a Bush cos' for peace he no push no button," he said during an HBO Def Poetry appearance in 2007.

She is a director of the Estee Lauder Cos. and The Economist Newspaper Ltd.

No good sayin' he's out of town, ma'am, or even spendin' the day on the river, 'cos he ain't.

"'Cos why, you don't shout loud enuff," explained the bigger girl.

An' fine cigar cos' five cent each, an' mak' on Trois-Rivières!

His colleague, Herophilos, was quite as distinguished as Erasistratos and owed his training to the rival school of Cos.

Uv cos ye kin buy hosses ef ye got money but ye can't buy peepul.

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