recon

[ ri-kon ]

/ rɪˈkɒn /

Informal.

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noun

reconnaissance.

verb (used with or without object), re·conned, re·con·ning.

RELATED WORDS

examine, discover, snoop, scrutinize, case, sleuth, notice, glimpse, scout, trail, watch, spot, search, meddle, tail, observe, reconnoiter, shadow, pry, peep

Nearby words

recommended dietary allowance, recommit, recompense, recompose, recompression chamber, recon, reconcentration, reconcilable, reconcile, reconciliate, reconciliation

Origin of recon

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening

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Medicine definitions for reconning

recon

[ rē′kŏn′ ]

n.

The smallest genetic unit capable of recombination.

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