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noun

verb (used with object), cc'ed or cc'd, cc·'ing.

to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to: I always cc my boss when I write a memo to my staff.

to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to someone: Jim, please cc this to each of the department heads.

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Origin of cc

Initialism for carbon copy; with reference to the former use of carbon paper to make copies, now replaced by electronic or photocopied documents

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cc²

abbreviation

copies.

cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

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abbreviation

cirrocumulus.

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CC¹

abbreviation

closed caption; closed-captioned; closed captioning.

Creative Commons.

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CC²

Symbol.

a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than CCC and higher than C.

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cc.

or c.c.

abbreviation

carbon copy (def. 1).

chapters.

copies.

cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

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C.C.

or c.c.

abbreviation

carbon copy (def. 1).

cashier's check.

chief clerk.

circuit court.

city council.

city councilor.

civil court.

company commander.

county clerk.

county commissioner.

county council.

county court.

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How to use cc in a sentence

Rule 16(c) was a proposed change in the rules at the 1976 Republican Convention.
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“I just got my nails done,” gushes Michael C. Hall, extending his manicured, silver digits towards me.
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Right off the bat, papyrologist Brice C. Jones noted that something was awry.
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Some were silent from shock, others giddy and smiling as they boarded the U.S. Air Force C-130s.
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“Chick Chick,” the latest tune by C-Pop sensation Wang Rong, is like “Gangnam Style” on MDMA.
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C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
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He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's Magazine, &c.
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(c) Decomposition of exudates anywhere in the body, as in empyema, bronchiectasis, and large tuberculous cavities.
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En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
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The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
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British Dictionary definitions for cc (1 of 4)

cc¹

c.c.

abbreviation for

carbon copy or copies

Southern African close corporation

cubic centimetre(s)

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cc²

the internet domain name for

Cocos Islands

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abbreviation for

City Council

(in Britain) Competition Commission

County Council

Cricket Club

Companion of the Order of Canada

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cc.

abbreviation for

chapters

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Scientific definitions for cc

Abbreviation of cubic centimeter

Cultural definitions for cc

An abbreviation for cubic centimeter — the volume of a cube that has edges one centimeter long.

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or c.c.

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or c.c.

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c.c.

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