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

It is cer- * It is scarcely possible to realise what a million means.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

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

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