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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.

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CF ² American  

abbreviation

1. Christian female.

2. Also cf cubic foot; cubic feet.

3. cystic fibrosis.

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cf. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Bookbinding. calf.

2. Music. cantus firmus.

3. Baseball. center fielder.

4. compare.

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c/f ⁴ American  

Bookkeeping.

1. carried forward.

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C.F. ⁵ American  

Or c.f.

abbreviation

1. cost and freight.

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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

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c/f ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. carried forward

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CF ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Chaplain to the Forces

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Cf ⁶ British  

symbol

1. californium

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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.

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Etymology

Origin of cf.

From the Latin word confer

Example Sentences

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 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

Cf Cut $3 billion out of the $10.6 billion asked for federal domestic agencies, chiefly by firing 100,000 employees and shaving secondary civilian programs.

From Time Magazine Archive

It as well as the Gospel of Luke is a document of Gentile Christianity developing itself to Catholicism; Cf.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil