cee
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of cee
First recorded in 1535–45; conventional spelling of the pronunciation of the letter C
Example Sentences
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Television personalities Kenny Mayne and Mina Kimes will em cee the action on the field during the All-Star Celebrity Softball Game for fans in attendance.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
One boy, in response to a prompt about what he liked, wrote: “To cee wen somone pente.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Yet again after watching 25 minutes of garbage I turned it off.Switched over to cee bee bees to watch in the night garden with my kids.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2014
"Cues and cees," says Nares, "are generally mentioned together, the cee meaning a small measure of beer; but why, is not equally explained."
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall
As se was not there pronounced like cee, but like say, there was no danger of confounding the two names.
From Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by George Bell
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