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-con

-con suffix: used to form the names of conventions.

Suffix

-con

  1. (slang) Used to form the names of conventions.

Noun

-con (noun-forming suffix)

  1. Forms terms for abnormal sexual attractions.

Origin of -con

Clipping of convention.

Back-formation from lolicon, ultimately a clipping of complex (“abnormal mental condition”).

Questions about -con

What does -con mean?
-con means used to form the names of conventions.
What part of speech is -con?
-con can be a suffix or a noun.

Words near -con in the dictionary

  1. -coels
  2. -col-
  3. -cole
  4. -coles
  5. -colous
  6. -con
  7. -conazole
  8. -cont-
  9. -conta-
  10. -copter
  11. -core

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