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ctn

ctn is the abbreviation of can't talk now.

ctn is the abbreviation of carton.

Meaning of carton

Noun

carton (countable and uncountable, plural cartons)

  1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
    • a carton of milk or eggs
  2. A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
  3. (Australia) A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
    • Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount.2009 October 19, Oliver O'Connell, Message From Mr Yunupingu
    Synonyms:
    case
  4. (archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.
  5. (archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
  6. (archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.

See all 8 meanings of carton

Noun capitalized: CTN

CTN (plural CTNs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of criminal tracking number.
  2. (Canada, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Canadian Travel Number.

Forms of ctn

pluralctns
pluralCTNs

Questions about ctn

What is ctn the abbreviation of?
Ctn is the abbreviation of can't talk now.
What part of speech is ctn?
Ctn is a noun.
What is the plural of ctn?
The plural of ctn is ctns.

Words near ctn in the dictionary

  1. CTLD
  2. cTLDs
  3. ctlg
  4. CTM
  5. CTMs
  6. ctn
  7. cTnI
  8. ctns
  9. CTO
  10. CTOL
  11. CTOLs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ctn (page history and authors); CTN (page history and authors); carton (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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