Etymology

cf.

Today it means: Compare; compare to; compare with. Full definition →

Latin cf.
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcf.
  2. English todaycf.

From Latin cf., abbreviation of cōnfer (“compare”), imperative of cōnferō (“to compare”).

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