Cf
californium.
Cf
1 AmericanSymbol, Chemistry.
CF
2
American
abbreviation
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Christian female.
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Also cf cubic foot; cubic feet.
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cystic fibrosis.
cf.
3
American
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Bookbinding. calf.
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Music. cantus firmus.
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Baseball. center fielder.
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compare.
c/f
4
American
Bookkeeping.
C.F.
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American
Or
c.f.
abbreviation
c/f
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British
abbreviation
cf.
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British
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cf
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British
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cf
4
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Cf
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British
symbol
CF
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British
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cf.
Cultural
Etymology
Origin of cf.
From the Latin word confer
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Eg: --Clickbait: Cf headline this story: "Its Own Worst Bug" --I read NYT and NPR web pages daily.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2017
Cf The United Nations must remain united for peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cf That prisoners tell anything "already known to the enemy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Cf The University of Michigan's Dr. Gordon C. Brown: widespread Salk vaccination of childbearing women has led to unexpected complications in protecting their infants against polio.
From Time Magazine Archive
It came to pass afterwards, as it pleased God, that there was elected Pope Messer Ottobuono dal Fiesco, of the counts of Lavagna of Genoa, Cf.
From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Giovanni Villani
As the “Battle to Breathe” press materials say, “Now, over 90% of people diagnosed with CF in the USA could have the opportunity for their lives to be transformed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I've had a few people with CF kids reach out to me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Shares in top producers like Canada-based Nutrien and U.S.- based CF Industries Holdings, fell sharply from peaks in late March or early April.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
In 1993, Allen launched CF Entertainment on his dining room table in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Having kids when you have CF falls into the super difficult category.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Large blooms of Ostreopsis cf. ovata have been reported more frequently in the Mediterranean over recent decades.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
Scientists observed that the fungus parasitizes cells of O. cf. ovata and can kill them within a few days.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
The researchers found that this fungus acts as a lethal parasite in Ostreopsis cf. ovata, a species of algae responsible for toxic blooms that can negatively affect human health.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
Spock in Star Trek 8. the catchphrase "With great power comes great responsibility"; cf. ...plus dozens of others we didn't notice or don't care about, in a movie that abandons creative storytelling for manifest destiny.
From Time ● Jun. 16, 2011
On the position of these slabs, cf. p.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
For this exhibition, the museum acquired Guthrie’s C.F.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
They will play their final group match against Mexican side C.F.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
The difference now is that players have more outlets for development, including M.L.S.’s three Canadian teams — C.F.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
C.F. said he felt coerced and pressured by the power Betts had over his career ambitions and opportunities within the program, and so was reluctant to report the incident.
From Fox News ● Nov. 4, 2019
Reference may be made to papers written in the early days of the process by C.F.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2019
Ball, Slavery in the United States, 217; cf.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2015
Student is not the first white Australian woman to have attempted this course — cf.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2014
Additional English records, however, can at least be identified as cf.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 3, 2012
“The princesses can ride on my back, Milo can catch hold cf my tail, and you can hang on to his ankles.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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