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adj · noun · 4 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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  • /kɒs/
  • rhymes with -ɒs
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of khass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, India, South-Asia

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of commercial open-source software.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncommon, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: OSS

4

noun

Meaning 4

(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kos

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: linear unit, linear measure

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.