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• Received-Pronunciation: /kɒn/
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• General-American: kŏn
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• General-American: /kɑn/
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• rhymes with -ɒn
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• homophone: conn
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• homophone: (General American) Khan
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• CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Clipping of consolidation or consolidated.

Abbreviation of Latin contrā (“against”).

Clipping of convict.

From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.

From earlier cond; see conn.

Clipping of convention or conference.

Clipping of conversion.

Clipping of consumption.

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of Middle English acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne (“squirrel”), from Old English ācweorna, āqueorna, āquorna, ācurna (“squirrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (“squirrel”); or from its Old Norse cognate íkorni (“squirrel”), from the same ultimate source. Cognate with West Frisian iikhoarn (“squirrel”), Dutch eekhoorn (“squirrel”), German Eichhorn (“squirrel”), Icelandic íkorni (“squirrel”).

Clipping of conservative; compare lib.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh3ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con Inherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (“recognize, know how”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- (“to know”) Doublet of can.

111 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: минус (minus) — disadvantage of something
• Catalan: contra — disadvantage of something
• Czech: proti — disadvantage of something
• Czech: zápor — disadvantage of something
• Dutch: nadeel — disadvantage of something
• Dutch: voor- en nadelen — disadvantage of something
• Finnish: haitta — disadvantage of something
• Finnish: haittapuoli — disadvantage of something
• French: inconvénient — disadvantage of something
• French: inconvénients — disadvantage of something
• French: contre — disadvantage of something
• German: Kontra — disadvantage of something
• Greek: μειονέκτημα (meionéktima) — disadvantage of something
• Greek: μείον (meíon) — disadvantage of something
• Greek: πλην (plin) — disadvantage of something
• Hungarian: kontra — disadvantage of something
• Hungarian: ellenérv — disadvantage of something
• Hungarian: hátrány — disadvantage of something
• Italian: contro — disadvantage of something
• Macedonian: недо́статок (nedóstatok) — disadvantage of something
• Portuguese: contra — disadvantage of something
• Russian: недоста́ток (nedostátok) — disadvantage of something
• Russian: до́вод про́тив (dóvod prótiv) — disadvantage of something
• Russian: контраргуме́нт (kontrargumént) — disadvantage of something
• Spanish: contra — disadvantage of something
• Swedish: nackdel — disadvantage of something
• Thai: ข้อเสีย (kɔ̂ɔ-sǐia) — disadvantage of something
• Vietnamese: nhược điểm — disadvantage of something
• Vietnamese: khuyết điểm — disadvantage of something
• Bulgarian: престъпник (prestǎpnik) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Dutch: een veroordeelde crimineel — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Dutch: een veroordeelde — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Finnish: vanki — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Finnish: rangaistusvanki — a convicted criminal, a convict
• French: taulard — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Greek: κατάδικος (katádikos) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Hungarian: elítélt — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Hungarian: rab — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Italian: carcerato — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Macedonian: зло́сторник (zlóstornik) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Macedonian: пре́стапник (préstapnik) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Russian: престу́пник (prestúpnik) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Russian: престу́пница (prestúpnica) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Russian: осуждённый (osuždjónnyj) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Russian: зэк (zɛk) — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Swedish: fånge — a convicted criminal, a convict
• Bulgarian: измама (izmama) — a fraud
• Bulgarian: шмекерия (šmekerija) — a fraud
• Bulgarian: шантаж (šantaž) — a fraud
• Dutch: fraude — a fraud
• Dutch: fraudeur — a fraud
• Finnish: huijaus — a fraud
• Finnish: petos — a fraud
• French: duperie — a fraud
• French: escroquerie — a fraud
• French: arnaque — a fraud
• German: Bauernfängerei — a fraud
• Greek: απάτη (apáti) — a fraud
• Greek: απατεωνιά (apateoniá) — a fraud
• Hungarian: csalás — a fraud
• Hungarian: szélhámosság — a fraud
• Hungarian: trükk — a fraud
• Macedonian: и́змама (ízmama) — a fraud
• Māori: māminga — a fraud
• Norman: aveugliément — a fraud
• Plautdietsch: Schwindel — a fraud
• Russian: жу́льничество (žúlʹničestvo) — a fraud
• Russian: моше́нничество (mošénničestvo) — a fraud
• Russian: надува́тельство (naduvátelʹstvo) — a fraud
• Russian: плутовство́ (plutovstvó) — a fraud
• Russian: разводка (razvodka) — a fraud
• Swedish: bedrägeri — a fraud
• Swedish: bondfångeri — a fraud
• Swedish: bluff — a fraud
• Turkish: üçkâğıt — a fraud
• Turkish: katakulli — a fraud
• Bulgarian: мамя (mamja) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Bulgarian: измамвам (izmamvam) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Bulgarian: измамя (izmamja) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Bulgarian: баламосвам (balamosvam) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Bulgarian: баламосам (balamosam) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Dutch: bedriegen — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Finnish: huijata — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Finnish: vedättää — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• French: duper — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• French: escroquer — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• German: betrügen — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• German: austricksen — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• German: reinlegen — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Greek: ξεγελώ (xegeló) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Ancient Greek: φενακίζω (phenakízō) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Ingrian: veetellä — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Ingrian: ommella — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Japanese: 騙す (damasu) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Japanese: ごまかす (gomakasu) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Macedonian: и́змами (ízmami) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Māori: pīnono — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Māori: whakateke — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Nepali: छक्याउनु (chakyāunu) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Russian: обма́нывать (obmányvatʹ) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Russian: обману́ть (obmanútʹ) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Russian: надува́ть (naduvátʹ) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Russian: наду́ть (nadútʹ) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Russian: разводить (razvoditʹ) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Spanish: engañar — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Spanish: estafar — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Spanish: embaucar — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Swedish: bedra — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Swedish: lura — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Swedish: bluffa — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
• Ottoman Turkish: صاغمق (sağmak) — to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain