C
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Etymology 1
From Etruscan 𐌂 (C), from Greek Γ (G), “‘Gamma’”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (G), “‘gimmel’”).
Letter
C (upper case, lower case c)
- A letter of the Latin script, the third of many alphabets, including the English alphabet.
See also
- (select forms with diacritics) Ç Ć Ĉ Ċ Č Ḉ
- (select other variations) Ƈ ₡ ₵ ₢
- Other scripts: Г (G, “‘ge’”), ג (g, “‘gimel’”)
- For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "c".
- Appendix:Roman script
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Etymology 2
A standardization of Ɔ and C because the latter happens to be an abbreviation of Latin centum (“‘hundred’”), from abbreviation of ƆIC, an alternate form of >I<, from tally stick markings resembling Ж (a superimposed X and I), from the practice of designating each tenth X notch with an extra cut.
Alternative forms
Numeral
C (upper case Roman numeral, lower case c)
- (mathematics) cardinal number one hundred (100).
Usage notes
With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as C, it represents one hundred thousand.
Derived terms
- English: c-note
See also
- Lesser roman numeral symbol: L (“‘50’”)
- Greater roman numeral symbol: D (“‘500’”)
- Roman numerals
Etymology 3
- (element symbol, carbon): abbreviation
- (metrology, coulomb): abbreviation
- (computing, hexadecimal 12): From its position as the twelfth element of the series {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}
Symbol
C
- (chemistry) carbon.
- (metrology) Symbol for the coulomb, an SI unit of electric charge.
- (computing, hexadecimal) The digit for 12.
- 0x0000000C
- (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for any cytosine
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for cysteine
- ((stock symbol)) Symbol for the company Citigroup Inc on the NYSE
English
Pronunciation
- Audio (UK)help, file
- Rhymes: -iː
Letter
C (upper case, lower case c)
- The letter cee, the third letter of the English alphabet.
See also
Symbol
C
- A standard size of dry cell battery between A and D.
- (music) Guitar chord – C – Played 0 1 0 2 3 0.
Noun
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C (plural Cs)
- (programming languages) A particular high-level programming language.
- (slang) $100; a c-note.
- (music) A musical note; middle c.
- An academic grade better than a D and worse than a B.
Proper noun
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C
- (British) Head of the Secret Intelligence Service, incorrectly identified in the James Bond literature as "M" ("C" during WW2 was Col. Stewart Menzies - from whence "M")
Derived terms
See also
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
C (upper case, lower case c)
- The letter cee, the third letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also
Finnish
Noun
C
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
C m. and f. inv.
- The third letter of the Italian, and of the Latin alphabets
Latin
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): (Classical Latin) IPA: /k/
Letter
C (upper case, lower case c)
- The third letter of the classical Latin alphabet.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʧe/
Letter
C (capital, lowercase c)
- The fifth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phonemes /k/ and /ʧ/. Preceded by B and followed by D.
Usage notes
When followed by the letters i or e, this letter represents the phoneme /ʧ/, as in cel /ʧel/ (the) and citesc /ʧi'tesk/ (I read). When followed by "hi" or "he" (chi & che) and in all other cases, it represents /k/.
Slovene
Pronunciation
Letter
C (capital, lowercase c)
- The third letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by B and followed by Č.

