cer-
variant of cero- before a vowel.
cer-
American
CER
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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From Tokyo it was reported that the Japanese Government would cer- tainly not recall Mr. Hanihara for his ingenuous juxtaposition of the words "grave" and "consequences."
From Time Magazine Archive
“You cer- ♦Cemetery Hill. tainly don’t mean—sir, I have been under the impression that it would be our strategy to conduct a defensive campaign, wherever possible, in order to keep this army intact.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
A cer- tain date is fixed when these shares and stocks are saleable "ex-div." or "ex-interest."
From Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: with a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein by Cotton, William
It is cer- * It is scarcely possible to realise what a million means.
From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles
The Canal du Midi flows through the town, and, spanned at this point by a small suspension-bridge, presented a cer- tain sketchability.
From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry
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