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CE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

Synonyms:

atomic number 58; Ce; cerium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Ce" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("Ce" is a substance of...):

bastnaesite; bastnasite (a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements)

gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)

monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

Example:

in 200 CE

Synonyms:

C.E.; CE; Common Era

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

And spreading out her dress, she chasseed across the room till, having reached Mr. Rochester, she wheeled lightly round before him on tip-toe, then dropped on one knee at his feet, exclaiming—"Monsieur, je vous remercie mille fois de votre bonte;" then rising, she added, "C'est comme cela que maman faisait, n'est-ce pas, monsieur?"

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)