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- commuter marriage/kəˈmjuːtə ˈmærɪdʒ/A marriage in which the partners live and work in separate geographical locations, typically different cities, and travel regularly to spend time together.nounLow
- commuter tax/kəˈmjuːtə tæks/An income tax levied by a city or municipality on non-residents who work within its jurisdiction.nounC1
- comnenus/kɒmˈniːnəs/A member of a Byzantine imperial dynasty ruling from 1081 to 1185.nounVery Low
- como/ˈkɒməʊ/ (for the Italian place name); /ˈkomo/ (approximation for Spanish/Portuguese)A Spanish or Portuguese word meaning 'how', 'like', or 'as'. It functions as an interrogative, a conjunction, or a comparative particle.nounN/A (Non-English Lexical Item)
- comodoro rivadavia/ˌkɒməˌdɔːrəʊ ˌrɪvəˈdɑːvɪə/The name of a major port city in the Chubut Province of Argentine Patagonia.nounLow (Proper noun, specific geographical reference)
- comoran/kəˈmɔːrən/A native or inhabitant of the Comoros, an archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean.adjectivenounRare / Very Low
- comorin/ˈkɒmərɪn/The former name for Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula and a major geographical landmark.nounC2
- comoro islands/ˈkɒm.ə.rəʊ ˌaɪ.ləndz/A sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa between Mozambique and Madagascar.plural-nounC2
- comoros/ˈkɒm.ə.rəʊz/A sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, between Mozambique and Madagascar.nounplural-nounLow
- comox/ˈkɒmɒks/A city, region, or First Nation located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.nounVery Low (C2 Level)
- comp/kɒmp/Something given for free, especially as a promotional gesture or complimentary service.adjectivenounverb+1C1
- comp time/ˈkɒmp ˌtaɪm/Paid time off granted to an employee in lieu of overtime pay, for having worked extra hours.nounMedium
- compact/ˈkɒmpækt/ (adj, noun), /kəmˈpækt/ (verb)firmly and closely packed together; taking up little space.adjectivenounverb+1C1
- compact camera/kəmˌpækt ˈkæm(ə)rə/A small, lightweight, and portable camera designed for convenience and ease of use.nounB1
- compact disc/ˌkɒm.pækt ˈdɪsk/A small, portable, circular medium for storing digital audio or data, read by a laser.nounB1
- compact disc erasable/ˌkɒm.pækt ˈdɪsk ɪˈreɪ.zə.bəl/A type of compact disc (CD) designed to be written, erased, and rewritten with data multiple times using a compatible optical drive.nounC2
- compact disc player/ˌkɒm.pækt ˈdɪsk ˌpleɪ.ər/An electronic device that reads and plays audio or data from a compact disc (CD).nounB1
- compact disc recordable/ˌkɒmpækt ˈdɪsk rɪˌkɔːdəbl̩/A type of CD that can be recorded on once by the user.nounC1
- compact disk/ˌkɒmpækt ˈdɪsk/A small, portable, round plastic disc on which digital data (such as music, software, or documents) is stored in a form readable by laser light.nounC1
- compact disk player/ˌkɒm.pækt ˈdɪsk ˌpleɪ.ər/A device that reads and plays audio and data from a compact disc (CD).nounLow to Medium (Technological artifact, now largely superseded by digital media players and streaming).
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