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noun
carbon copy (def. 1).
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

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Initialism for carbon copy; with reference to the former use of carbon paper to make copies, now replaced by electronic or photocopied documents

Other definitions for cc (2 of 7)

cc2
abbreviation
copies.
cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

Other definitions for cc (3 of 7)

Cc
abbreviation
cirrocumulus.

Other definitions for cc (4 of 7)

CC1
abbreviation
closed caption; closed-captioned; closed captioning.
Creative Commons.

Other definitions for cc (5 of 7)

CC2
Symbol.
a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than CCC and higher than C.

Other definitions for cc (6 of 7)

cc.

or c.c.

abbreviation
carbon copy (def. 1).
chapters.
copies.
cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

Other definitions for cc (7 of 7)

C.C.

or c.c.

abbreviation
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Words related to cc

accusation, charge, criticism, grievance, gripe, objection, protest, trouble, annoyance, beef, cavil, clamor, dissatisfaction, expostulation, grouse, grumble, guff, jeremiad, kick, lament

British Dictionary definitions for cc (1 of 4)

cc1

c.c.

abbreviation for
carbon copy or copies
Southern African close corporation
cubic centimetre(s)

British Dictionary definitions for cc (2 of 4)

cc2
the internet domain name for
Cocos Islands

British Dictionary definitions for cc (3 of 4)

CC
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
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Medical definitions for cc

cc
abbr.
chief complaint
cubic centimeter
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Scientific definitions for cc

cc
Abbreviation of cubic centimeter
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Cultural definitions for cc

cc

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

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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