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• Cf
  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. Central African Republic

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cf. ² British  

abbreviation

1. compare

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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 That prisoners tell anything "already known to the enemy."

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

Cf The United Nations must remain united for peace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Item idem Thomas tenet de predicto Roberto 9 cotarios, qui de eo tenent in villenagio,' Cf.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul