CW

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A form of civil war — A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Civil War
    1. abbreviationellipsisgovernmentEllipsis of ACW (“American Civil War”)
nounCW (countable and uncountable, plural CWs)

plural CWs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of calendar week.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of chemical warfare.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeducationInitialism of classwork.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of content warning.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of continuous wave.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of conventional wisdom.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of country and western.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of current weight.
  9. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of civil war
adjectiveCW (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of clockwise.
adverbCW (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of clockwise.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clockwisecontinuous wave

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APA

CW. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CW

MLA

“CW.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CW. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CW,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CW.

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