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recon¹

  • /ɹɪˈkɒn/ UK
  • /ˈɹiːkɒn/ UK
  • /ˈɹikɑn/ US
  • /ɹɪˈkɑn/ US

Rhymes with (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn

Where it comes from

Clipping of reconnaissance.

noun recons

  1. US, countable, slang, uncountable 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.
  2. countable, uncountable A hairstyle in which the sides of the head are shaven and the crest is cropped close.

recon²

  • /ɹɪˈkɒn/ UK
  • /ˈɹiːkɒn/ UK
  • /ˈɹikɑn/ US
  • /ɹɪˈkɑn/ US

Rhymes with (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn

Where it comes from

Clipping of reconnoiter.

verb recons · reconning · reconned

  1. US, slang To reconnoiter.

    Similar: recce

noun recons

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

recon³

  • /ɹɪˈkɒn/ UK
  • /ˈɹiːkɒn/ UK
  • /ˈɹikɑn/ US
  • /ɹɪˈkɑn/ US

Rhymes with (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn

Where it comes from

Clipping of reconstruction.

noun recons

  1. informal A reconstruction. You need to find out if a recon is necessary and get the op done asap in order for her to ski next season.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: recce, reconnaissance, reconciliation, acknowledgment, acknowledge, tower, recognition, appreciation, recognize, gratitude, recognise, acknowledgement, recognised, ciliation, reco, recognising

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noun reconnaissance

Françaisreco
DeutschAufklärung

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@misc{recon_2026,
  title = {recon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}