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c
Universal Words
(BrE) (also c. AmE, BrE) abbreviation
1 (in writing) CENT(S)
2 (also C) (in writing) century:
in the 19th c * (AmE) a C19th church
seealsoCENT.
3 (also ca) (especially before dates) about; approximately (from Latin circa):
c1890
4 (AmE) (in cooking) cup:
add 2c. flour