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Synonyms

c.e.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. buyer's risk.


c.e. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. compass error.


Ce 3 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. cerium.


-ce 4 American  
  1. a multiplicative suffix occurring in once, twice, thrice.


C.E. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Chemical Engineer.

  2. chief engineer.

  3. Church of England.

  4. Civil Engineer.

  5. (in the) Common Era.

  6. Corps of Engineers.


Ce 1 British  

symbol

  1. cerium

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CE 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. chief engineer

  2. Church of England

  3. civil engineer

  4. Common Entrance

  5. Common Era

  6. Communauté Européenne (European Union)

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CE Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation for Common Era.


Etymology

Origin of c.e.1

From Latin cāveat emptor “may the buyer beware”

Origin of -ce1

Middle English, Old English -es adverb suffix, originally genitive singular ending; -s 1

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The research team also examined a sample linked to an earlier fort from the 1st century CE.

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That fort was built around 85 CE and abandoned by 91/92 CE.

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The parasite analysis focused on sediment taken from a sewer drain connected to the latrine block of a bath complex dating to the 3rd century CE.

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Murillo is working with Alec Gerry, a UCR veterinary entomology professor and CE Specialist, to deploy traps across California.

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These rare luxury vessels, carved from a single block of glass between 300 and 500 CE, have long been admired and analyzed for their craftsmanship.

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