C
C [C] noun, abbreviation, symbol BrE [siː] NAmE [siː] noun (also c)countable, uncountable (pl. Cs, C's, c'sBrE [siːz] ; NAmE [siːz] ) 1. the third letter of the English alphabet •‘Cat’ begins with (a) C/‘C’. 2. C (music)the first note in the ↑scale of C ↑major see also ↑middle C 3. Cthe third highest mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work •She got (a) C/‘C’ in/for Physics. abbreviation 1. C. Cape •C. Horn (= for example, on a map) 2. ↑Celsius Centigrade •Water freezes at 0° C. 3. (also ©) (NAmE also C.) ↑copyright •© Oxford University Press 2010 see also C. of E., C. & W. symbol 1. (also c)the number 100 in ↑Roman numerals 2. the symbol for the chemical element ↑carbon See also: ↑©
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