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ancon

/ˈæŋkɒn/

ancon noun: the corner of a wall or rafter.

Noun (1)

ancon (plural ancones or ancons)

  1. (obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
  2. A console that appears to support a cornice.
  3. The elbow.
  4. The olecranon.

Noun (2) capitalized: Ancon

Ancon (plural Ancons)

  1. A sheep of a breed from Massachusetts with short crooked legs and long back.

ancon meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

ancon in Tamil

சிற்பவேலைப்பாடு தாங்கி, முழுங்கை, கைமுட்டு, குறுங்கால்ஆட்டு வகை

ancon in Urdu

کُہنی

ancon in Bengali

শারীরবিদ্যায় কনুই, স্থাপত্যে কোণ

Forms of ancon

pluralancones
pluralancons
pluralAncons

Origin of ancon

From Latin ancōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn, “bend, elbow, cranny”).

Words formed from ancon

Questions about ancon

What does ancon mean?
Ancon means the corner of a wall or rafter.
What is ancon in Tamil?
Ancon in Tamil is சிற்பவேலைப்பாடு தாங்கி, முழுங்கை, கைமுட்டு. See Ancon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ancon?
Ancon is a noun.
How do you pronounce ancon?
Ancon is pronounced /ˈæŋkɒn/.
What is the plural of ancon?
The plural of ancon is ancones.

Words near ancon in the dictionary

  1. Ancohuma
  2. ancom
  3. ancome
  4. ancomes
  5. ancoms
  6. ancon
  7. ancona
  8. anconad
  9. anconal
  10. Anconan
  11. Anconans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ancon (page history and authors); Ancon (page history and authors); ancon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ancon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ancon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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