noun
cee
SEE
Cee (noun) means the name of the letter C. Example: “He drew a big cee on the whiteboard to start the alphabet chart.”
noun
1
The name of the letter C.
"I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time."
— Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps (2004)
"He drew a big cee on the whiteboard to start the alphabet chart."
2
Something shaped like the letter C.
"The bracket bends into a cee shape to hook over the shelf edge."
How to use cee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe written name for the letter "C," or an object shaped like one.
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Word forms
- Plural
- cees
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Etymology
Cee is inherited from Middle English cee.
Rhymes for cee
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What does “cee” mean?
The word “cee” means the name of the letter C. In plain terms, the written name for the letter "C," or an object shaped like one.
How do you pronounce “cee”?
“Cee” is pronounced SEE (/ˈsiː/ in IPA).
How do you use “cee” in a sentence?
Here is “cee” used in a sentence: “He drew a big cee on the whiteboard to start the alphabet chart.”
What part of speech is “cee”?
“Cee” is a noun.
How many meanings does “cee” have?
“Cee” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the name of the letter C.
