cc
noun
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/ ˈsiˈsi /
noun
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
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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.
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British
abbreviation
cc
2
British
abbreviation
cc
3
British
abbreviation
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carbon copy or copies
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close corporation
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cubic centimetre(s)
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 started with a small 230 cc bike, kept my speed low and stuck to quiet residential streets.
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
Albert, Archduke, Governor of Flanders; cxcvii, delays foundation of Watten cc.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
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
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 Huygens, Christiaan
In Figure 5, Aa and Cc represent little slotted rods of wood on which the silk-covered wire is wound.
From The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments by Chipman, Robert A.
Ulrik will reply with "Cc:" to allow you to 'carbon copy' the message to other people.
From The Online World by De Presno, Odd
Balbriggan's Hollard was named player of the match with figures of 3-28, while Moondra of Leinster CC chipped in with two wickets against the country of his birth.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The company’s chairman and chief executive officer, CC Wei, made it clear this growth was not at the expense of sacrificing profitability either.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
Jana in the past tapped retired basketball star Dwyane Wade and former baseball player CC Sabathia as special advisers on a campaign at pet-food maker Freshpet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Sabathia’s dad, CC, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a couple weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
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
Strong pressure with a glass rod or from a balloon inflated in his stomach to 1,500 cc. gave Tom a stomachache.
From Time Magazine Archive
Typically, one cubic centimeter of this is enough to kill the virus in 4,000 cc. of culture.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the syringe might hold up to 5 cc. of vaccine, the needle was changed for each child to cut down the danger of serum hepatitis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Glycerol Caustic Solution—Dissolve 250 g. potassium hydroxide in 1900 cc. dynamite glycerin with the aid of heat.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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
But soon that too was gone, as was C.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
"We have confidence in the second half the business would rebound," boosted by product launches including for technology such as artificial intelligence, CEO C.C.
From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2023
This made Duane very happy, not just because he discovered a new talent, but also because giving a compliment is what friends do, and C.C. had done just that.
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
Not a minute was wasted in giving Baby Cheryl 60 ccs of blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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 Joly, John
Shawn Nelson cc’d and the Dec. 3 memo attached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
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
The Switcheroo happens when someone sends you an email with a third person cc’d.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2020
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
Everyone in the fifth grade had messenger bags, everyone but Hazel, who had not been cc’ed on that particular school-wide email.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Her claim that the reservations manager had reached out “multiple times” to you conflicted with your account, so I wrote with several additional questions, cc’ing Steven Roberts, the company’s managing director.
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
He replied by cc’ing the entire press shop saying, “I won’t be speaking for this article.”
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2021
He just emailed me, cc’ing my university provost.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2019
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