ce

plural ces

1. alternativeAlternative form of cee (“the letter C”).

   [T]hat spelling, but not the pronunciation, supplies our own name for the letter: “ce” or “cee.”

   2003, David Sacks, The Alphabet: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z, page 89

alternative C.E.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Common Era, Current Era, or Christian Era. Equivalent of AD. Like other era initialisms, often written in small caps.

   1066 CE.

   2 more examples

   Elasar ben Kalir's birthplace is unknown, and the dates given for his birth range from 800 to 1000 C.E.

   1901, Nina Davis, Songs of Exile, by Hebrew Poets, page 12

   The present-day city of Ji’an at the southern tip of Jilin province was the second capital (3-427 CE) of the Gaogouli kingdom during its middle period.

   2004, Xiaoneng Yang, “Early Imperial China (Qin Dynasty through Southern and Northern Dynasties Period)”, in Xiaoneng Yang, editor, New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century, volume 2, Yale University Press; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 324

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Church of England. More commonly, C of E. Used in the names of church schools in England.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Canadian English (also sometimes colloquially called "Canadian" or even "Canajan").
4. abbreviationAbbreviation of Ceará: a state of Brazil.
5. abbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of Common Entrance.

plural CEs · alternative C.E.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of civil engineer.

   Synonyms: Civ.E., CIV E

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of computer engineer.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of continuing education.
4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of capillary electrophoresis.
5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of close encounter.

1. A diminutive of the female given name Celia.

   "No offense, Celia, but I prefer to travel through my madness in my own space. You'll have to get your own padded room and restraints." "Rude," Ce said, humor in her tone.

   2023, Sam Cheever, Wedding Blitz