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c.

c. is the abbreviation of circa.

c. is the abbreviation of chapter.

c. is the abbreviation of city.

c. is the abbreviation of cancer.

c. is the abbreviation of cent.

c. is the abbreviation of century.

Meaning of circa

Preposition

circa

  1. Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating.
    • Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC.
    Synonyms:
    around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating

See all 2 meanings of circa

Meaning of chapter

Noun

chapter (plural chapters)

  1. One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
    • Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.
    1. A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
      • CHAPTER - One of the principal divisions of a book, and, in reference to the Bible, one of the larger sections into which its books are divided. This division, as well as that consisting of verses, was introduced to facilitate reference, and not to indicate any natural or accurate division of the...1842, Walter Farquahar Hook, A Church Dictionary, published 1896
  2. An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
  3. A community of canons or canonesses.
  4. A bishop's council.
  5. An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.

See all 16 meanings of chapter

Noun (1) capitalized: C.

C. (plural CC.)

  1. Century.
    • Fig. 2: a 13 ᵗʰ C. illumination of ‘H’

Noun (2) capitalized: C.

C.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of code.

Noun (3) capitalized: C.

C.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of chancellor.

Forms of c.

pluralCC.

Origin of c.

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

Words formed from c.

Phrases with c.

23 more phrasesFewer phrases

Questions about c.

What does c. mean?
C. means century.
What is c. the abbreviation of?
C. is the abbreviation of circa.
What part of speech is c.?
C. is a noun.
What is the plural of c.?
The plural of c. is CC..

Words near c. in the dictionary

  1. C-value paradox
  2. C-values
  3. C-walk
  4. c-word
  5. c-words
  6. c.
  7. C. A. Rosetti
  8. C. B. D.
  9. C. B. N.
  10. C. diff
  11. C. difficile

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Adapted from Wiktionary: c. (page history and authors); C. (page history and authors); circa (page history and authors); chapter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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