plural c's or cs
ˈsēz 
often capitalized, often attributive
1
a
: the 3rd letter of the English alphabet
b
: a graphic representation of this letter
c
: a speech counterpart of orthographic c
2
a
: one hundred see Table of Numbers
b
slang
: a sum of $100
3
: the keynote of a C-major scale
4
: a graphic device for reproducing the letter c
5
: one designated c especially as the third in order or class
6
a
: a grade rating a student's work as fair or mediocre in quality
b
: one graded or rated with a C
7
: something shaped like the letter C
8
: a structured language for creating computer programs that is designed to be compact and efficient
1
calm
2
calorie
3
canceled
4
candle
5
canine (see canine entry 1 sense 1)
6
carat
7
catcher
8
cent
9
centavo
10
centi-
11
centime
12
centimeter
13
century
14
chapter
15
charm (see charm entry 1 sense 5)
16
circa
17
circumference
18
clonus
19
closure
20
cocaine
21
coefficient
22
college
23
[Latin congius]
gallon
24
contralto
25
copyright
26
cubic
27
or c̄
[Latin cum]
with
—used in writing prescriptions
28
cup
29
curie
usually italic
1
capacitance
2
Celsius
3
centigrade
4
cervical
—used especially with a number from 1 to 7 to indicate a vertebra or segment of the spinal cord
5
Coulomb
6
cytosine
carbon
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Noun
The word “access” is spelled with two cs.
Many English words begin with c.
a song in the key of C
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
Comments can also be sent by letter to Tomales Point Area Plan c/o superintendent, Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, 94956.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The team showed the network examples of adding two numbers, a and b, to produce an output, c, in modulo 97 (equivalent to a clock face with 97 numbers).
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Carol, who was pregnant, died of a gunshot wound to the head; her baby was delivered via emergency c-section and lived only a few days.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2024
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Was Jack Antonoff calling Taylor Swift both kind and c-nt?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
Comments can also be sent by letter to Tomales Point Area Plan c/o superintendent, Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, 94956.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The team showed the network examples of adding two numbers, a and b, to produce an output, c, in modulo 97 (equivalent to a clock face with 97 numbers).
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Carol, who was pregnant, died of a gunshot wound to the head; her baby was delivered via emergency c-section and lived only a few days.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2024
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“C.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/c. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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