Cs
1 Americanabbreviation
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capital stock.
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civil service.
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chief of staff.
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Christian Science.
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Christian Scientist.
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Civil Service.
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Confederate States.
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Also: cs. capital stock
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chartered surveyor
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Christian Science
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Christian Scientist
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Civil Service
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Also: cs. Court of Session
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Example Sentences
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Beyond consent, the other two c’s, credit and compensation, have their own challenges, as illustrated even now with the high cost of litigation regarding infringements of copyright or patents.
From Scientific American • Aug. 7, 2023
“It hasn’t rained in months,” she said, her Tuscan Italian full of soft g’s and c’s.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021
On the other hand I can always tell you that I lost a spelling bee to Juanita Meyers in the fifth grade; the word was necessary, I misspelled it with two "c's."
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016
Hard consonants - k's, d's, hard c's and hard g's - gave me hell.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2010
Double up on the c’s and the s’s.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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