Standard Lemma guide

CONUS

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkəʊnəs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW1 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of the contiguous United States, the 48 states between Canada and Mexico, including the District of Columbia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin cōnus (“cone”)

Real reading context

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