cc

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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

Words nearby cc

CBRN, CBS, CBSO, CBT, CBW, cc, C.C.A., CCANZ, CCC, CCD, CCEA

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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

The selection includes one-of-a-kind pieces created between 1998 and 2008, and will be sold on LN-CC's website.
Keira Knightley Marries in Chanel; Neiman Marcus May Be Up For Sale|The Fashion Beast Team|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kirkbak was at the CC Vest mall in Oslo with his 4-year-old son, Filip, and a friend, who had two children in tow.
New VivoPlay Wristwatch Helps Parents Keep Track of Wayward Kids|Winston Ross|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To disinfect the surface of a mattress place it on chairs in a small room or in a closet and pour upon a cloth under it 500 cc.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Patrick, vendez tout cc qui n'est pas or et apportez-m'en le montant.
The Countess Cathleen|William Butler Yeats

Press out all the whey from the curd and macerate the latter for several hours (10 to 12 hours) in 50 cc.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
Freshly ignited magnesia in the proportion of 0.5 gram for each cc.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
The sample may be prepared by mixing 50 grams of the pulped material with sufficient water in a 250 cc.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce

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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

British Dictionary definitions for cc (4 of 4)

cc.

abbreviation for

chapters

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

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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