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C4

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noun

  1. a type of plastic explosive

"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 C4

C20: from C(omposition) 4

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Newlyweds Amber and Nathan Cooper spent all their wedding present money on a £7,000 Citroen C4 to take them on their dream honeymoon.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The makers of major energy drink brands like Celsius, Alani Nu, C4 and Ghost say they neither market nor give out free samples to consumers under 18.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The key to effective defense, experts say, lies in the C4 layer—short for command, control, computing and communication—which identifies intruders and quickly determines the best response.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

His car, a grey-coloured Citroen C4 was found parked in the layby on the A675, near to Tockholes Road.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

So even though they both add an F, a C4 suspension36 will sound quite different from a C1137 extended chord.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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