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    Cf
    californium.
  • CF
    CF
    abbreviation
    Christian female.
  • cf.
    cf.
    abbreviation
    calf.
  • c/f
    c/f
    carried forward.
  • C.F.
    C.F.
    abbreviation
    cost and freight.
  • cf
    cf
    abbreviation
    Central African Republic

Cf

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. californium.


CF 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Christian female.

  2. Also cf cubic foot; cubic feet.

  3. cystic fibrosis.


cf. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bookbinding. calf.

  2. Music. cantus firmus.

  3. Baseball. center fielder.

  4. compare.


c/f 4 American  
Bookkeeping.
  1. carried forward.


C.F. 5 American  
Or c.f.

abbreviation

  1. cost and freight.


cf. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. compare

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cf 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Central African Republic

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cf 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Also: c f.  cost and freight

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

c/f 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. carried forward

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CF 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Chaplain to the Forces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cf 6 British  

symbol

  1. californium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cf. Cultural  
  1. An abbreviation meaning “compare.” It is short for the Latin word confer and instructs the reader to compare one thing with another.


Etymology

Origin of cf.

From the Latin word confer

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