Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Abbreviation of chapter or chapters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: law
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noun
Abbreviation of city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of cancer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, informal
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noun
Abbreviation of cent or cents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of cell phone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of copyright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Abbreviation of code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: law
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noun
Abbreviation of chancellor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: law
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prep
Abbreviation of circa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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History
In English law, in the sense of "chapter", a preservation of Latin capitulum or caput (“head; heading, chapter”).
