c.e.

¹

abbreviation

1. buyer's risk.

c.e.

²

abbreviation

1. compass error.

Ce

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. cerium.

-ce

⁴

1. a multiplicative suffix occurring in once, twice, thrice.

C.E.

⁵

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

symbol

1. cerium

CE

²

abbreviation

1. chief engineer

2. Church of England

3. civil engineer

4. Common Entrance

5. Common Era

6. Communauté Européenne (European Union)

CE

1. Abbreviation for Common Era.

Word History and Origins

Origin of c.e.¹

From Latin cāveat emptor “may the buyer beware”

Origin of c.e.²

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

Example Sentences

Radiocarbon dates reveal repeated occupations from roughly 600 to 1400 CE.

Read more on Science Daily

Findings at Paquío show an early settlement beginning around 600 CE, followed by a more intensive occupation between 1000 and 1200 CE.

Read more on Science Daily

Jasschaja, which dates from 1300 to 1400 CE, reflects broader landscape alterations and greater botanical diversity, suggesting intensified forest and crop management during its occupation.

Read more on Science Daily

The problem is that they also lie beneath enormous boulders, which may have fallen onto the wreck during a huge earthquake that struck Antikythera in the fourth century CE.

Read more on Literature

Constructed around 81 CE by the Emperor Domitian to honor his brother, the Emperor Titus, who had recently died, it celebrates Titus’ victorious siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE, which brought an end to the First Jewish Revolt and led to the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.

Read more on Salon