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defcon

DEFCON
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [def-kon]
    • /ˈdɛf kɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [def-kon]
    • /ˈdɛf kɒn/

Definitions of defcon word

  • noun defcon any of several alert statuses for U.S. military forces, ranked numerically from normal, 5, to maximum readiness, 1. 1
  • abbreviation DEFCON activation and readiness level of the United States armed forces, as "DEFCON 4". 0

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Parts of speech for Defcon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

defcon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

defcon usage trend in Literature

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