cc
noun
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1 American
[see-see]
/ ˈsiˈsi /
noun
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ccs
plural
verb (used with object)
cc'ed,
cc'd,
cc'ing
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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.
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to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to someone.
Jim, please cc this to each of the department heads.
cc
2
American
abbreviation
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copies.
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cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.
Cc
3
American
abbreviation
CC
4
American
CC
5
American
Symbol.
cc.
6
American
Or
c.c.
C.C.
7
American
Or
c.c.
abbreviation
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chief clerk.
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city councilor.
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civil court.
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company commander.
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county council.
cc
1
British
abbreviation
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carbon copy or copies
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close corporation
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cubic centimetre(s)
cc
2
British
abbreviation
cc.
3
British
abbreviation
CC
4
British
abbreviation
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City Council
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(in Britain) Competition Commission
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County Council
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Cricket Club
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Companion of the Order of Canada
cc
Scientific
cc
Cultural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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I took another baby step, graduating to a bike with a 310 cc engine—faster than the 230 cc but still too light for the open road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Other measures under consideration include requiring cars with 2,400 cc engine capacity and above to use 98-octane fuel, and requiring each vehicle to be carrying four people.
From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023
For comparison, H. sapiens brain size averages around 1,400 cc.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
Finally, the albino, or “colorless” phenotype, cc, is expressed as white fur.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A good sample must not require more than 0.1 cc. normal NaOH for saponification of the impurities when a blank is run on 7.5 cc.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
Cc @VerizonSupport you folks should be able to detect sms spam, spoofing my own vzw number, that spoofs your own bill pay messages.
From The Verge ● Mar. 28, 2022
Sincerely, Lawrence Tushman To: [email protected] Fr: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Jack Hi Melissa, Thank you for being so understanding about this incident with Jack.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
There may be a Cc: header, listing additional addresses.
From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan P. Kehoe
As A2 is proportional to the roll of W2, A to that of W, we can write I = Cw - C2 w2, Ay = C1 w1, A = Cc w.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Taking then the breadth Cc on the side toward the angle E, let the parallelogram COoc be taken as a portion of a wave, and let us complete the parallelograms CKkc, CIic, Klik, OKko.
From Treatise on Light by Christiaan Huygens
Rosales invited car clubs, including Nu Minis and local Volksstyle CC, to show off their rides, bringing attention to modified vehicles that aren’t lowriders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That July, they traded four prospects for Hall of Fame pitcher CC Sabathia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Martyn still plays club cricket and is currently with Scarcroft CC, just outside Leeds.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
CC Wei confirmed that the “recent situation in the Middle East brings macroeconomic uncertainties” but for now, “AI-related demand continues to be extremely robust.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
It was a note, and it read: New CC was testing for undetected Ys, Os, Rs.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Support Worker oxfordshire cc. abingdon, oxfordshire, south east england. £27,849 - £30,011.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2010
With a quick, deft motion perfected by much practice, Dr. Salk jabbed the needle in and pushed the plunger until 1 cc. had been injected.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the rules only hardtop sedans and coupes with engines no bigger than 3,500 cc. could enter, and all V-8s were excluded.
From Time Magazine Archive
Deftly the doctor inoculated her with 1 cc. of Salk polio vaccine, and seconds later she was on her way home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Weigh 20 grams of the glycerine, dilute to 250 cc. and take 25 cc.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
TSMC’s chips are expected to go into high-volume production later this quarter, Chief Executive C.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Oakley led the work with longtime collaborator and corresponding author Clay C.C.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
In the case of the 10 Freeway, which saw two sections flattened by the quake, contractor C.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
“This investment in Dresden demonstrates TSMC’s commitment to serving our customers’ strategic capacity and technology needs,” C.C.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
“I think I would, C.C., but I don’t know what that means exactly, so I can’t say I would like it for sure.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
When Barry is struggling, Gene prescribes, “10 ccs of pure Mamet.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
The general thought is that the more ccs gained by the kit, the more radically different the power output will be.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not a minute was wasted in giving Baby Cheryl 60 ccs of blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hence the weight of water present is 99.1 grammes, or a volume of 99.1 ccs.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
Siegal then wrote to Epstein’s assistant Groff, with the MPTF’s special events manager Jessica Milten and others from the organization cc’d.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
It seems late hours were the norm; another email from Balwani, with Holmes cc’d, suggested Gangakhedkar’s team wasn’t working hard enough.
From The Verge ● Sep. 17, 2021
If you don’t want your boss cc’d on your emails, then respond to people within a reasonable amount of time.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2019
I censored the name of the editor he cc’d, which I guess was supposed to be a power move? anyone who has received something similar, feel free to reach out.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2019
The leader of the Senate Democratic Conference, State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who was cc’d in the governor’s letter, had not spoken to Mr. Felder on Wednesday, nor had Mr. Cuomo.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
But an internal NPB Foundation board email sent to its then-chair — and apparently accidentally cc’ed to me — revealed The Family’s active interest in remaining involved.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
It shows that Reed was cc’ed on an email in which the author said they did not have to attend jury duty, and Reed responded with the meme.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
“I have to beg to be cc’ed on emails. They say, ‘We don’t want to bother you.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2018
He signed the email “Pierre,” and cc’ed her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2016
He had cc’ed her on an email to another aid agency.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
I did, cc’ing several of the staff members you had interacted with in the documentation you sent me, including a manager named Rose.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
My colleagues have now started cc’ing me on emails with her as a way for me to follow up with her to ensure tasks get done.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
She said he hadn’t raised his concerns before — not true, as we’ve seen emails of him doing it and cc’ing her in.
From The Verge ● Sep. 28, 2021
Other times, what looks like passive-aggressive cc’ing is actually happening at the direction of the manager, unbeknownst to others on the email:
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2019
He just emailed me, cc’ing my university provost.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2019
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