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C-string

C-string noun: a woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.

c-string: a woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs...
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Noun (1)

C-string (plural C-strings)

  1. A woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.

Noun (2)

C-string (plural C-strings)

  1. A C-style string.
    • We also said that C-strings are null terminated, so the C-string "Hello" has six characters even though only five are enclosed in double quotation marks.2017, D. S. Malik, C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 556

Noun (3)

C-string (plural C-strings)

  1. A string on a musical instrument tuned to the note C.

Forms of C-string

pluralC-strings

Origin of C-string

Blend of C + G-string.

Questions about C-string

What does C-string mean?
C-string means a woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.
What part of speech is C-string?
C-string is a noun.
What is the plural of C-string?
The plural of C-string is C-strings.

Words near C-string in the dictionary

  1. C-spining
  2. C-spot
  3. C-spots
  4. c-store
  5. c-stores
  6. C-string
  7. C-strings
  8. C-style comment
  9. C-style comments
  10. C-style string
  11. C-style strings

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