"air-con" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/ [UK] Forms: air-cons [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of air conditioning. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|air conditioning}} Clipping of air conditioning Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} air-con (countable and uncountable, plural air-cons)
  1. (UK, Asia, Australia) air conditioner; air conditioning Tags: Australia, UK, countable, uncountable Synonyms: aircon [Brunei, Hong-Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, UK, informal]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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