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Definition of cee

cee

/siː/
cee
Plural:cees
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• noun

1

The spelled-out name of the third letter of the modern English alphabet (C, c).

Example

"Children often confuse the soft sound of a cee with the sound of an ess when learning to spell."

• Rhymes for cee

• Nearby Words

cedilla
cedrate
cedric
cee
ceiling
ceilinged
celandine

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French 'ce', which in turn comes from the Latin name of the letter ('ce'), reflecting the palatalization of the earlier hard /k/ sound before front vowels in Vulgar Latin.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cee. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cee
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