Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

c.

/sˈi/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: c.
IPA: /sˈi/

3

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Abbreviation of circa.

noun

Abbreviation of chapter or chapters.

noun

Abbreviation of city.

noun

Abbreviation of cancer.

Informal

noun

Abbreviation of cent or cents.

noun

Abbreviation of century.

noun

Abbreviation of cell phone.

noun

Abbreviation of copyright.

Example Sentences

"The document was written in the Middle Ages, c. 1250."
"By the statute 1 and 2 Phil. and Mary c. 12 (1554), no distress of cattle can be driven out of the hundred where taken unless to a pound within 3 miles of the place of seizure. Where cattle are impounded the impounder is bound to supply them with sufficient food and water (12 and 13 Vict. c. 92, and 17 and 18 Vict. c. 60)…"
"17th c."
"Published: 1913, c.1909"
"Fig. 2: a 13 ᵗʰ C. illumination of ‘H’"

Etymology

In English law, in the sense of "chapter", a preservation of Latin capitulum or caput (“head; heading, chapter”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: capitulum

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

CC. (plural)

Derived Forms

C.F.R. U.S.C.

Homonyms

c̄ c̣ s͞i

Rhymes With

d d. t t. b b. c e e. p p. v

Questions

How do you pronounce c.?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈi/.
What does c. mean?: Abbreviation of circa.
Where does c. come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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