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mod con
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Definition:modern convenience
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Hyacinth: (talking on phone) [the cottage should have] at least three bedrooms - minimum, absolute minimum. .... Yes, and it should have every mod con, yes, I see no virtue in rustic plumbing.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances, season 3: Country Retreat (1993)
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Michael Portillo: [showing the sleeping compartment w.c.] ...and then the surprise is this: that it's also a shower. [laughs] Every mod con!
BBC. Great American Railroad Journeys: Santa Fe to the Grand Canyon (2017)
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