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em·cee
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ˈɛmˈsi
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see
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noun,
verb,
em·ceed,
em·cee·ing.
noun
1.
master of ceremonies.
verb (used with object)
2.
to act as master of ceremonies for.
verb (used without object)
3.
to act as master of ceremonies.
Origin:
1935–35,
Americanism; spelling form of
m.c.
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emcee
(ˌɛmˈsiː)
—
n
1.
a master of ceremonies
—
vb
,
-cees
,
-ceeing
,
-ceed
2.
to act as master of ceremonies (for or at)
[C20: from the abbreviation MC]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
emcee
1933, abbrev. of master of ceremonies.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
emcee
master of ceremonies
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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