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c.

C.

EXPAND
8.
(in Costa Rica and El Salvador) colon; colons.
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c.

2.
Optics. candle; candles.
EXPAND
7.
Baseball. catcher.
9.
cent; cents.
11.
Football. center.
16.
chairman; chairperson.
18.
19.
21.
(with a year) about: c. 1775. Origin:
< Latin circā, circiter, circum
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26.
27.
gallon. Origin:
< Latin congius
30.
31.
32.
(in prescriptions) with. Origin:
< Latin cum
33.
cycle; cycles.
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c.
 
abbreviation for
1.  carat
2.  cricket caught
3.  cent(s)
4.  century or centuries
5.  (used esp preceding a date) circa: c. 1800
 
[(for sense 5) Latin: about]

C.
 
abbreviation for
1.  (on maps as part of name) Cape
2.  Catholic
3.  Celtic
4.  Conservative
5.  Corps

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
c.
  1. capacity

  2. cent

  3. centavo

  4. centime

  5. centimo

  6. chapter

  7. Latin circa (in approximately, about)

  8. Latin congius (gallon)

  9. copy

  10. copyright

  11. Latin cum (with)

  12. cup

C.
  1. cape

  2. Celtic

  3. century

  4. Chancellor

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