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cu

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. cubic.


Cu 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. copper.


CU 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. civil union.

  2. close-up.


cu. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. cubic.

  2. cumulus.


Cu. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. cumulus.


CU 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. see you

"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

CU 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Cuba (international car registration)

"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

Cu 3 British  

symbol

  1. copper

"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

cu 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Cuba

"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

cu. 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. cubic

"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

Etymology

Origin of Cu

From the Latin word cuprum

Example Sentences

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And don’t necessarily consider it a theater, either, although its current programming includes a Cirque cu Soleil favorite.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

Typically, the noodles in this dish, called cu chao mian, are thick, chewy and wheaty, and they give the simply seasoned stir-fry much of its appeal.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Automobile secured, we spent the afternoon in the drizzle wandering old Bucharest and stumbled into the Caru cu Bere restaurant in the district of Lipscani.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2017

The USB device tracks an area of 8 cu ft for movement, and is capable of differentiating between fingers, thumbs and pencils.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2012

She hopes it isn’t the start of Dead Butt Syndrome—tendonitis in the cu, basically—something Coach Kwan warned them about.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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