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CO

1. Colorado (approved esp. for use with zip code).
2. Commanding Officer.
3. conscientious objector.

Co

Symbol, Chemistry.
cobalt.

co-

var. of com- before a vowel, h, and gn: coadjutor; cohabit; cognate. The prefix co- now productively forms new words from bases beginning with any sound (co-conspirator; co-manage; coseismic), sometimes with the derived sense “auxiliary, subsidiary” (coenzyme; copilot), and, in mathematics and astronomy, with the sense “complement” (codeclination).

Co.

1. Company.
2. County.
Also, co.

C/O

1. cash order.
2. certificate of origin.

C/o

1. care of.
2. Bookkeeping. carried over.

c/o

1. care of.
2. Bookkeeping. carried over.
3. cash order.

C.O.

1. cash order.
2. Commanding Officer.
3. conscientious objector.
4. correction officer.

c.o.

1. care of.
2. carried over.

com-

a prefix meaning “with,” “together,” “in association,” and (with intensive force) “completely,” occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.
Also, co-, col-, con-, cor-.


Origin:
< L, var. of prep. cum with
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Co 1  
The symbol for the element cobalt.
Co 2  
abbr.   Bible
Corinthians
CO  
abbr.  
  1. Accounting carried over

  2. cash order

  3. Colorado

  4. commanding officer

  5. conscientious objector

co·balt   (kō'bôlt')   
n.   Symbol Co
A hard, brittle metallic element, found associated with nickel, silver, lead, copper, and iron ores and resembling nickel and iron in appearance. It is used chiefly for magnetic alloys, high-temperature alloys, and in the form of its salts for blue glass and ceramic pigments. Atomic number 27; atomic weight 58.9332; melting point 1,495°C; boiling point 2,900°C; specific gravity 8.9; valence 2, 3. See Table at element.

[German Kobalt, from Middle High German kobolt, variant of kobold, goblin (from silver miners' belief that cobalt had been placed by goblins who had stolen the silver).]
Col·o·ra·do   (kŏl'ə-rād'ō, -rä'dō)   
Abbr. CO or Col. or Colo.
A state of the west-central United States. It was admitted as the 38th state in 1876. First explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region was added to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and a cession by Mexico (1848). The Colorado Territory was organized in 1861. Denver is the capital and the largest city. Population: 4,860,000.
Col'o·ra'dan, Col'o·ra'do·an adj. & n.
commanding officer  
n.   Abbr. CO
A military officer in charge of a unit, post, camp, base, or station.
conscientious objector  
n.   Abbr. CO
One who on the basis of religious or moral principles refuses to bear arms or participate in military service.
conscientious objection n.
Co·rin·thi·an   (kə-rĭn'thē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to ancient Corinth or its people or culture.

  2. Architecture Of or relating to the Corinthian order.

  3. Elegantly or elaborately ornate.

  4. Given to licentious and profligate luxury.

n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.

  2. A luxury-loving person; a bon vivant.

  3. A wealthy amateur sportsman, especially an amateur yachtsman.

  4. Corinthians (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Co or Cor. See Table at Bible.

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Word Origin & History

co- 
see com-.

com- 
from L., archaic form of classical L. cum "together, together with, in combination," the prefix sometimes used as an intensive, from PIE *kom- "beside, near, by, with" (cf. O.E. ge-, Ger. ge-).
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: co
Function: abbreviation
care of

Main Entry: co
Function: abbreviation
1company
2county

Main Entry: CO
Function: abbreviation
1commanding officer
2conscientious objector
3corrections officer

Main Entry: co-
Function: prefix
1 : with : together : joint : jointly <codefendant>
2 a : associated in an action with another : fellow <co-conspirator> b : having a usually lesser share in duty or responsibility : alternate : deputy <co-counsel>
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Co
Function: abbreviation
coenzyme

Main Entry: Co
Function: symbol
cobalt

Main Entry: CO
Function: abbreviation
cardiac output

Main Entry: c/o
Function: abbreviation
complains of
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Medical Dictionary

Co
The symbol for the element cobalt.

co- pref.

  1. Together; joint; jointly; mutually: coaptation.

  2. Subordinate or auxiliary: coenzyme.

  3. To the same extent or degree: codominant.

com- or col- or con-
pref.
Together; with; joint; jointly: commensalism.

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Computing Dictionary

co networking
The country code for Colombia.
(1999-01-27)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
co
Corsican
Co
  1. cobalt

  2. Corinthians

CO
  1. carbon monoxide

  2. cardiac output

  3. cash order

  4. Colorado

  5. Colombia (international vehicle ID)

  6. commanding officer

  7. conscientious objector

  8. cutoff

  9. cut out

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