Jaycee

[ jey-see ]

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noun

a member of a civic group for young business and community leaders.

Jaycee

/ ˈdʒeɪˈsiː /

noun

a young person who belongs to a junior chamber of commerce

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jaycee¹

1945–50, Americanism; spelling forms of the letters JC, abbreviation of Junior Chamber in its original name United States Junior Chamber of Commerce

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jaycee¹

C20: from the initials of J (unior) C (hamber), short for United States Junior Chamber of Commerce

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Example Sentences

Jaycee Dugard, who was held captive for 18 years in a squalid series of tents by her abductor, who fathered her two children.

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Jaycee Dugard: “I Want to Be Remembered for What I do, Not What Happened to Me”

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Jaycee Dugard, who was held captive and sexually assaulted for 18 years, gave her first interview to Diane Sawyer on Sunday night.

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But unlike the Martinez case, Jaycee Dugard would not be suing the parole officers who voted to release Garrido in 1988.

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