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Meaning of recon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɹɪˈkɒn

Definitions

  1. reconnaissance.
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
  2. The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

Equivalents

Deutsch Aufklärung
Ελληνικά αναγνώριση
Français reco
Kurdî Reco
Polski zwiad

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

reconcatenation reconcealment reconcentrado reconcentration reconception reconceptualisation

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