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cd

1 American  

  1. candela; candelas.

  2. Also cd. cord; cords.

Cd 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. cadmium.

CD 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. certificate of deposit.

  2. Civil Defense.

  3. Community Development.

  4. compact disk.

  5. Biology, Ecology. conservation dependent.

C/D 4 American  
Or c/d

abbreviation

  1. certificate of deposit.

c.d. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. cash discount.

C.D. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. certificate of deposit.

  2. Civil Defense.

  3. civil disobedience.

  4. Congressional District.

CD 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. compact disc

  2. Civil Defence (Corps)

  3. Corps Diplomatique (Diplomatic Corps)

  4. Conference on Disarmament: a United Nations standing conference, held in Geneva, to negotiate a global ban on chemical weapons

  5. Also: C.D..  (in the US and Canada) certificate of deposit

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Cd 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Britain) command (paper)

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symbol

  1. cadmium

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cd 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. cash discount

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symbol

  1. candela

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cd 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Democratic Republic of Congo

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c/d 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. carried down

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Example Sentences

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“Instead he was released 6 yrs later without Parole Board assessment. How cd this be allowed to happen?” asked Cooper.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

If someone gave me a country music cd, I would be right to give it to one of my country music loving friends.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2017

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From Time • Jan. 21, 2013

They called the police on me It's legal and I just bring the cd down to the police station and There's the proof on video with sound!

From Salon • May 27, 2010

Under ordinary circumstances your picture would be hung at e, or in some such position on the wall cd.

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John

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