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recons

recons is the plural of recon.

Meaning of recon

Noun (1)

recon (countable and uncountable, plural recons)

  1. (US, slang) reconnaissance.
    • During a scan of the Phoenix system asteroid field, you detected an odd energy reading that Tali determined was quarian in nature. She led a recon team into the asteroid field, where she discovered an abandoned freighter.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Carbonaceous Asteroid, Phoenix
  2. A hairstyle in which the sides of the head are shaven and the crest is cropped close.

Noun (2)

recon (plural recons)

  1. The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

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Questions about recons

What is recons the plural of?
Recons is the plural of recon.

Words near recons in the dictionary

  1. reconquesting
  2. reconquests
  3. Reconquista
  4. reconquistador
  5. reconquistadors
  6. recons
  7. reconscript
  8. reconscripted
  9. reconscripting
  10. reconscription
  11. reconscripts

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