mod con

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Noun1.mod con - modern conveniencemod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget, convenience - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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Stuart Wood, Shipping Lines special correspondent and ex-Liverpool chief pilot, said: "Turnstone is a close sister to Liverpool Pilot's Skua, with an identical hull moulding plus a few fancy mod cons.
My mother died on January 10, 1968, just before we moved into a house with all the mod cons.
BOASTING all mod cons, this brand new flat in Stoke will appeal to either a couple or a single person.