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c
     
c also c.
1 also C the written abbreviation of
century
:
the economic changes of the C20th
2 a written abbreviation of
circa
(=about), used especially before dates:
c. 1830
3

©

the written abbreviation of
copyright
4 American English the written abbreviation of
cup
, used in cooking
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