[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

c \c\ s=e
   1. c is the third letter of the english alphabet. it is from
      the latin letter c, which in old latin represented the
      sounds of k, and g in go; its original value being the
      latter. in anglo-saxon words, or old english before the
      norman conquest, it always has the sound of k. the latin c
      was the same letter as the greek gamma, gamma, and
      came from the greek alphabet. the greeks got it from the
      phoenicians. the english name of c is from the latin
      name ce, and was derived, probably, through the french.
      etymologically c is related to g, h, k, q, s and other
      sibilant sounds. examples of these relations are in l.
      acutus, e. acute, ague; e. acrid, eager, vinegar; l.
      cornu, e. horn; e. cat, kitten; e. coy, quiet; l. circare,
      of. cerchier, e. search.
      1913 webster

   note: see guide to pronunciation, sectsect 221-228.
         1913 webster

   2. mus.
      a the keynote of the normal or "natural" scale, which
          has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also,
          the third note of the relative minor scale of the
          same.
      b c after the clef is the mark of common time, in which
          each measure is a semibreve four fourths or
          crotchets; for alla breve time it is written ?.
      c the "c clef," a modification of the letter c, placed
          on any line of the staff, shows that line to be middle
          c.
          1913 webster

   3. as a numeral, c stands for latin centum or 100, cc for
      200, etc.
      1913 webster

   c spring, a spring in the form of the letter c.
      1913 webster
see also:
c spring 

Spring >> S Words
Spring, definition of term: Spring
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Spring Roll >> S Words
Spring Roll, definition of term: Spring Roll
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Spring Scale >> S Words
Spring Scale, definition of term: Spring Scale
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Spring Tide >> S Words
Spring Tide, definition of term: Spring Tide
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Spring Hill >> S Words
Spring Hill, definition of term: Spring Hill
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Spring Beauty >> S Words
Spring Beauty, definition of term: Spring Beauty
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Hot Spring >> H Words
Hot Spring, definition of term: Hot Spring
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Saratoga Spring >> S Words
Saratoga Spring, definition of term: Saratoga Spring
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Saratoga Spring >> S Words
Saratoga Spring, definition of term: Saratoga Spring
saratoga+spring_pag1.html

Cat Spring >> C Words
Cat Spring, definition of term: Cat Spring
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