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abbreviation

Civilian Conservation Corps: the former U.S. federal agency (1933–1943), organized to utilize the nation's unemployed youth by building roads, planting trees, improving parks, etc.

Commodity Credit Corporation.

continuous chest compressions: a form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

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Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby CCC

CBT, CBW, cc, C.C.A., CCANZ, CCC, CCD, CCEA, CCF, C.C.I.A., CCJ

Other definitions for CCC (2 of 2)

CCC²

Symbol.

a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than B and higher than CC.

How to use CCC in a sentence

CCC does not reveal how much of its budget is spent on overseas activities.
The Christian Do-Gooders Secretly Attacking Gays|Jay Michaelson|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
CCC—sorry, Cru—is at once better known and lesser known than these groups.
The Christian Do-Gooders Secretly Attacking Gays|Jay Michaelson|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Speaking via satellite during a CCC talk called “Sysadmins of the World, Unite!”
How the NSA Recruits in a Post-Snowden World|Joshua Kopstein|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thanks to funding from international aid agencies, CCC now houses nearly 40 children and covers the school fees for 600.
In South Sudan, Striving to Keep Girls in School|Rebecca Rattner|March 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

When the organist played CCC sharp, wind was admitted to the valve, which opened, and this shortened the pipe.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Summa hidarum, quas episcopus habet in toto vicecomitatu est ccc.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round
Mountain boys who have entered CCC camps are rated high in obedience, deportment, and adaptability to surroundings.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
The boys of the CCC camps are having a very important hand in reconstruction and conservation.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
The abbreviation is m mrs; this might stand for ccc or three hundred, the value given by Ramusio.
A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar|Duarte Barbosa

British Dictionary definitions for CCC

c.c.c.

abbreviation for

cwmni cyfyngedig cyhoeddus; a public limited company in Wales

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