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CID

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, initialism

Topics: government, law-enforcement

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name

Meaning 2

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, initialism

Topics: government, law-enforcement, military, politics, war

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name

Meaning 3

Former name of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigation Division).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, initialism

Topics: government, law-enforcement, military, politics, war

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4

noun

Meaning 4

caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of combat identification; compare IFF.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

Acronym of center/centre instrument display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of criminal investigation/investigative division/department.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of cubic inches displacement; cubic inches of displacement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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noun

Meaning 9

the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Criminal Investigation Command

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: law enforcement agency

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.