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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Con- \Con-\ A prefix, fr L. cum, signifying with together, etc See {Com-}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Con \Con\, adv [Abbrev. from L. contra against.] Against the affirmative side in opposition; on the negative side -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it See {Pro}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Con \Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr & vb n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Of muses, Hobbinol I con no skill. --Spenser. They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser. 2. To study in order to know to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. --Wordsworth. I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. --Burke. {To con answer}, to be able to answer. [Obs.] {To con thanks}, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Con \Con\, v. t. [See {Cond}.] (Naut.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: con n 1: an argument opposeed to a proposal [ant: {pro}] 2: a person serving a prison sentence [syn: {convict}, {inmate}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}] 3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}] adv : on the negative side "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in opposition}] [ant: {pro}] v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance" [syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {mulct}, {gyp}] 2: commit to memory; learn by heart [syn: {memorize}, {learn}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: con n. [from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con." From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: con [SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con." [{Jargon File}]
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