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• cu
  cu

  abbreviation

  cubic.
• Cu
  Cu

  copper.
• CU
  CU

  abbreviation

  civil union.
• cu.
  cu.

  abbreviation

  cubic.
• Cu.
  Cu.

  abbreviation

  cumulus.

cu

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. cubic.

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Cu ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. copper.

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CU ³ American  

abbreviation

1. civil union.

2. close-up.

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cu. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. cubic.

2. cumulus.

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Cu. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. cumulus.

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CU ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. see you

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CU ² British  

abbreviation

1. Cuba (international car registration)

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Cu ³ British  

symbol

1. copper

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cu ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Cuba

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cu. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. cubic

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Etymology

Origin of Cu

From the Latin word cuprum

Example Sentences

Also here is a 1934 Chrysler Airflow Series CU Sedan, featuring a teardrop design first introduced by aeronautical automobile pioneer Paul Jaray, who designed Zeppelins before turning to automobiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Local convenience store chain CU launched its Dubai chewy rice cake in October, and has sold some 1.8 million pieces of it in the last few months.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Co-authors of the study include Amit Bhardwaj, Blaise Fleury, Eldo Abraham and Taewoo Lee, all postdoctoral research associates in the Department of Physics at CU Boulder.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

Lee Hee Chul, 21, from Incheon, South Korea, cools down his ramyon in a DIY cone made from the ramyon bowl cover at a CU convenience store in a popular tourist area in Myeongdong.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Then: CU of the pad in front of him.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers