Ce

//siː// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of civil engineer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Alternative form of cee (“the letter C”). alt-of, alternative

    "[T]hat spelling, but not the pronunciation, supplies our own name for the letter: “ce” or “cee.”"

  3. 3
    a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of computer engineer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of continuing education. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of capillary electrophoresis. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of close encounter. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Adverb
  1. 1
    of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Common Era, Current Era, or Christian Era. Equivalent of AD. Like other era initialisms, often written in small caps. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "1066 CE."

  2. 2
    A diminutive of the female given name Celia.

    ""No offense, Celia, but I prefer to travel through my madness in my own space. You'll have to get your own padded room and restraints." "Rude," Ce said, humor in her tone."

  3. 3
    Initialism of Church of England. More commonly, C of E. Used in the names of church schools in England. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Canadian English (also sometimes colloquially called "Canadian" or even "Canajan"). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of Ceará: a state of Brazil. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Common Entrance. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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a.d.adadamanno dominiatomic number 58

Antonyms

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bcBCE

Example

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"A Roman coin from the third century CE is the centerpiece of his collection."

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