Ce

Symbol, Chemistry.

cerium.

Other definitions for -ce (2 of 5)

-ce

a multiplicative suffix occurring in once, twice, thrice.

Origin of -ce

Middle English, Old English -es adverb suffix, originally genitive singular ending; see -s¹

Other definitions for c.e. (3 of 5)

c.e.¹

abbreviation

buyer's risk.

Origin of c.e.

From Latin cāveat emptor “may the buyer beware”

Other definitions for c.e. (4 of 5)

c.e.²

abbreviation

compass error.

Other definitions for C.E. (5 of 5)

C.E.

abbreviation

Chemical Engineer.
chief engineer.

Church of England.
Civil Engineer.
(in the) Common Era.
Corps of Engineers.

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How to use Ce in a sentence

For the rest of the trip, Rizzo kept spelling out, in order, the letters r-h-i-n-o-c-e-r-o-s and a-n-t-h-r-o-p-o-i-d.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man | John Lardner | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
P L A C E, her twelfth collection, is a series of 21 poems that could change this.
Divided by a Common Verse: Jorie Graham Wins the Forward Poetry Prize | Emma Hogan | October 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
P L A C E was, instead, a poetry collection we unanimously agreed needed to be urgently read, by as many people as possible.
Divided by a Common Verse: Jorie Graham Wins the Forward Poetry Prize | Emma Hogan | October 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
A place to curse Osama and the decade he made, and a place to transfer from the PATH train to the A/C/E subway line.
Fighter Jets Escort Plane to JFK | | September 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was opened by a cord pulled from above, while a female voice demanded, more solito, "chi c'e?"
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 | Various

The f and a, being foreign to the chord c-e-g on the strong beat, are correctly treated as dissonances.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. Lehmann
Shi a zis c'el maĭ tinr din eĭ tatluĭ su: tat, dmĭ partea c'e mi se kade de avucie: shi de a imprcit lor avuciea.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
Shi doria c 'shĭ sature pinctec'ele sŭ de roshkobele c'e minka porc'iĭ!
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
"Silence, s-i-l-e-n-c-e," gravely spelled Susie, while the whole meeting-house rang with the applause that greeted her.
Winter Fun | William O. Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for Ce (1 of 2)

the chemical symbol for

cerium

British Dictionary definitions for CE (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

chief engineer
Church of England

civil engineer
Common Entrance
Common Era
Communauté Européenne (European Union)

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Scientific definitions for Ce (1 of 2)

Scientific definitions for CE (2 of 2)

Abbreviation for Common Era.

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