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See also: cf, Cf, CF, cF, c.f., and .cf

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin cōnfer (“compare”), imperative of cōnferō (“I compare”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛɚ ˌwɪθ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • IPA(key): /siːˈɛf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Verb

cf. (imperative verb)

  1. Compare, compare to, compare with.
  2. (nonstandard, proscribed) See, see also.

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References

  1. ^ Stack Exchange
  2. ^ Cambridge Dictionary

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Abbreviation of cōnfer, imperative of cōnferō, from con- (“together”) and ferō (“(I) bring”).

Verb

cf.

  1. Abbreviation of confer (“compare”).

Portuguese

Verb

cf.

  1. cf

Welsh

Verb

cf.

  1. cf.; abbreviation of cymharer (“impersonal imperative of cymharu (“to compare”)”).
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