Synonyms

C and W

American

noun

country-and-western.

C & W British

abbreviation

country and western

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of C and W

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Prince William and Kate Middleton's special emblem features a "C" and "W" under a more detailed royal crown, symbolizing William's future as king and Catherine's as queen consort.

From Fox News • Oct. 2, 2018

Similar to royal newlywed's monogram, Prince William and Kate Middleton's special emblem also features a "C" and "W" under a more detailed royal crown, symbolizing William's future as King and Catherine's as Queen consort.

From Fox News • Oct. 2, 2018

John Lewis Plc, the country’s biggest department-store operator, is offering an octagonal plate decorated with a crown and an entwined C and W from the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co. for 145 pounds.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 26, 2011

Even her father made an old-fashioned C and W in signing his own name.

From The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, by Hopkins, Cyril G. (Cyril George)

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