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coss¹

  • /kɒs/

Rhymes with -ɒs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.

noun cosses · coss · cos · kos · kós · koss

  1. British, India, South Asia A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles. […] the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) […]

coss²

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of khass

COSS³

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncommon, uncountable Initialism of commercial open-source software

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"coss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coss. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

coss. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coss

Chicago

"coss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coss.

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@misc{coss_2026,
  title = {coss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}