"recon" meaning in English

See recon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈkɒn/ [UK], /ˈɹiːkɒn/ [UK], /ˈɹikɑn/ [US], /ɹɪˈkɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recon.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recon2.wav Forms: recons [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn Etymology: Contracted form of reconnaissance. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} recon (countable and uncountable, plural recons)
  1. (chiefly US, military slang) reconnaissance. Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable Translations (reconnaissance): tiedustelu- (Finnish), reco [feminine] (French), Aufklärung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-recon-en-noun-KtDUHKnJ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 37 20 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈkɒn/ [UK], /ˈɹiːkɒn/ [UK], /ˈɹikɑn/ [US], /ɹɪˈkɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recon.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recon2.wav Forms: recons [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn Etymology: Contracted form of recombination + -on, coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957 as " […] the smallest element in the one-dimensional array that is interchangeable (but not divisible) by genetic recombination." Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||on}} + -on, {{coinage|en|Seymour Benzer|in=1957|nat=American|nocap=1|occ=molecular biologist}} coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957 Head templates: {{en-noun}} recon (plural recons)
  1. (genetics) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination. Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-recon-en-noun-49JahC8y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 37 20 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 36 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈkɒn/ [UK], /ˈɹiːkɒn/ [UK], /ˈɹikɑn/ [US], /ɹɪˈkɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recon.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recon2.wav Forms: recons [present, singular, third-person], reconning [participle, present], reconned [participle, past], reconned [past]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn Etymology: Contracted form of reconnaissance. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} recon (third-person singular simple present recons, present participle reconning, simple past and past participle reconned)
  1. (chiefly US, military slang) reconnoiter. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: recce [British, Canadian]
    Sense id: en-recon-en-verb-bRKuvrLb Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 37 20 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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