cu

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. cubic.

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Cu ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. copper.

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CU ³ American  

abbreviation

1. civil union.

2. close-up.

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cu. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. cubic.

2. cumulus.

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Cu. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. cumulus.

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CU ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. see you

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CU ² British  

abbreviation

1. Cuba (international car registration)

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Cu ³ British  

symbol

1. copper

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cu ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Cuba

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cu. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. cubic

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Etymology

Origin of Cu

From the Latin word cuprum

Example Sentences

And don’t necessarily consider it a theater, either, although its current programming includes a Cirque cu Soleil favorite.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

Typically, the noodles in this dish, called cu chao mian, are thick, chewy and wheaty, and they give the simply seasoned stir-fry much of its appeal.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Automobile secured, we spent the afternoon in the drizzle wandering old Bucharest and stumbled into the Caru cu Bere restaurant in the district of Lipscani.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2017

Added to the discharges coming from Antarctica, it means Earth's two big ice sheets are now dumping roughly 500 cu km of ice in the oceans annually.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2014

She hopes it isn’t the start of Dead Butt Syndrome—tendonitis in the cu, basically—something Coach Kwan warned them about.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti