Cc Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms cc 1 American [see-see] / ˈsiˈsi /

noun

1. carbon copy.

verb (used with object)

cc'ed, cc'd, cc'ing

1. to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to.

   I always cc my boss when I write a memo to my staff.

2. to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to someone.

   Jim, please cc this to each of the department heads.

cc 2 American

abbreviation

1. copies.

2. cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

Cc 3 American

abbreviation

1. cirrocumulus.

CC 4 American

abbreviation

1. closed caption; closed-captioned; closed captioning.

2. Creative Commons.

CC 5 American Symbol.

1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than CCC and higher than C.

cc. 6 American Or c.c.

abbreviation

1. carbon copy.

2. chapters.

3. copies.

4. cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

C.C. 7 American Or c.c.

abbreviation

1. carbon copy.

2. cashier's check.

3. chief clerk.

4. circuit court.

5. city council.

6. city councilor.

7. civil court.

8. company commander.

9. county clerk.

10. county commissioner.

11. county council.

12. county court.

CC 1 British

abbreviation

1. City Council

2. (in Britain) Competition Commission

3. County Council

4. Cricket Club

5. Companion of the Order of Canada

"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 cc 2 British

abbreviation

1. Cocos Islands

"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 cc. 3 British

abbreviation

1. chapters

"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 cc 4 British

abbreviation

1. carbon copy or copies

2. close corporation

3. cubic centimetre(s)

"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 cc Scientific

1. Abbreviation of cubic centimeter

cc Cultural

1. An abbreviation for cubic centimeter — the volume of a cube that has edges one centimeter long.

Etymology

Origin of cc

Initialism for carbon copy; with reference to the former use of carbon paper to make copies, now replaced by electronic or photocopied documents

Example Sentences

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I took another baby step, graduating to a bike with a 310 cc engine—faster than the 230 cc but still too light for the open road.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other measures under consideration include requiring cars with 2,400 cc engine capacity and above to use 98-octane fuel, and requiring each vehicle to be carrying four people.

From Reuters

For comparison, H. sapiens brain size averages around 1,400 cc.

From Scientific American

The data breaches occurred when defence staff emailed people covered by Arap but used the 'carbon copy' - or cc - button instead of 'blind carbon copy' field to anonymise the recipients.

From BBC

The platform’s closed captioning hashtag, #cc, sits at more than 4 billion views.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accusation
• charge
• criticism
• grievance
• gripe
• objection
• protest
• trouble

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