English Words: C

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Cantonese operanoun

A major category of Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture, and involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting.

cantoniseverb

Alternative form of cantonize.

cantonistnoun

A young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.

cantonizationnoun

subdivision of a land into small districts.

cantonizeverb

To divide into cantons or small districts.

cantonmentnoun

Temporary military living quarters.

Cantophoneadj

Cantonese-speaking.

Cantopopnoun

Cantonese pop music, originating from Guangdong and Hong Kong.

cantornoun

singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

Cantor setnoun

A subset of an interval formed by recursively removing an interval in the middle of every connected component of the set.

Cantor's theoremname

A theorem in set theory which states for any set A, the set of all subsets of A (the power set of A, denoted by 𝒫(A)) has a strictly greater cardinality than A itself.

Cantor-Bendixson theoremname

A theorem which (in a simpler formulation) states that a closed uncountable set in Euclidean n-space is equal to the disjoint union of a perfect set and a countable set.

cantoraladj

Of or pertaining to a cantor.

cantorenoun

a Dutch trading post, a branch office of the Dutch merchants

cantoressnoun

A female cantor.

cantorialadj

Of, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor

Cantorianadj

Of or pertaining to Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician and creator of set theory.

Cantorianlyadv

In a Cantorian manner; according to Cantor's theories or writings.

cantorisadj

Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);

cantorshipnoun

The state or business of a cantor.

Cantosname

A surname from Spanish.

cantrailnoun

A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.

Cantrallname

A surname.

Cantre'r Gwaelodname

A mythical sunken city in Wales, United Kingdom.

cantrednoun

Alternative form of cantref.

cantrefnoun

A mediaeval land division in Wales.

Cantrellname

A surname.

Cantrellename

A surname.

cantressnoun

A female cantor.

cantrevnoun

Alternative form of cantref.

Cantril laddernoun

A poll inquiring a respondent to express their level of happiness in their lives in terms of their perceived position on a ladder, where their worst possible life scores zero and their best possible life scores ten.

Cantrillname

A surname.

cantripnoun

A spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.

cantrixnoun

A female singer.

cantu a tenorenoun

A style of a capella vocal music native to Sardinia featuring a quartet of men singing a four-part harmony, and is characteristic for its use of throat singing.

Cantuarianadj

Of or relating to Canterbury, England.

cantusnoun

Synonym of superius.

cantus firminoun

plural of cantus firmus

cantus firmusnoun

A preexisting melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.

cantuzumabnoun

A humanized monoclonal antibody used to treat colorectal cancer.

Cantwellname

A surname.

cantyadj

lively; cheerful; merry; brisk

Canucknoun

A Canadian person; specifically (archaic), a French Canadian person; a pea-souper; also (obsolete) a Canadian person of other non-English descent.

Canuckesename

Canadian English.

Canuckiananoun

Canadiana

Canuckistanname

Canada.

Canuckistaniadj

Canadian.

Canuckistanianadj

Canadian.

Canucklandname

Canada

canudingnoun

Nude canoeing.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter C contains 43,570 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 872 pages, and you are currently viewing page 66. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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