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  cc

  noun

  carbon copy.
• Cc
  Cc

  abbreviation

  cirrocumulus.
• CC
  CC

  abbreviation

  closed caption; closed-captioned; closed captioning.
• cc.
  cc.

  abbreviation

  carbon copy.
• C.C.
  C.C.

  abbreviation

  carbon copy.

cc

¹ American  

[see-see] / ˈsiˈsi /

noun

1. carbon copy.

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verb (used with object)

cc'ed, cc'd, cc'ing

1. 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.

2. 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

1. copies.

2. cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

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Cc ³ American  

abbreviation

1. cirrocumulus.

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CC ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. closed caption; closed-captioned; closed captioning.

2. Creative Commons.

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CC ⁵ American  

Symbol.

1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than CCC and higher than C.

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cc. ⁶ American  

Or c.c.

abbreviation

1. carbon copy.

2. chapters.

3. copies.

4. cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

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C.C. ⁷ American  

Or c.c.

abbreviation

1. carbon copy.

2. cashier's check.

3. chief clerk.

4. circuit court.

5. city council.

6. city councilor.

7. civil court.

8. company commander.

9. county clerk.

10. county commissioner.

11. county council.

12. county court.

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cc ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. carbon copy or copies

2. close corporation

3. cubic centimetre(s)

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cc ² British  

abbreviation

1. Cocos Islands

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cc. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. chapters

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CC ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. City Council

2. (in Britain) Competition Commission

3. County Council

4. Cricket Club

5. Companion of the Order of Canada

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cc Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of cubic centimeter

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cc Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for cubic centimeter — the volume of a cube that has edges one centimeter long.

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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

Support Worker oxfordshire cc. abingdon, oxfordshire, south east england. £27,849 - £30,011.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2010

"Mickey Mouse" models are giving way to huskier, 1,000 cc. to 1,500 cc. sedans that now account for 34% of production.

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

They studied the report again and prepared their own fraction�125 cc. from eight pints of blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, Manouvrier determined the skull capacity of thirty-two distinguished men to average 1663 cc., or 103 cc. above the general mean of 1560 cc.—an excess of nearly 7 per cent.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin

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