cer-

American  

1. variant of cero- before a vowel.

   ceraceous.

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CER British  

abbreviation

1. Closer Economic Relations: a trade agreement between Australia and New Zealand signed in 1983

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Example Sentences

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

The healing of such cases should cer- tainly prove to all minds the power of metaphysics over physics; and it surely does, to many thinkers, as the rapid growth of the work shows.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker

This small, empty place, oblong in form, at once bright and quiet, with a cer- tain grass-grown look, offers an excellent setting to the entrance-front of the palace, - the wing of Louis XII.

From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry

Rickfield was hooked, and Credite Suisse was the cer- tain Swiss bank in question.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn