Words beginning with C

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an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church

Alternative spelling of coliseum.

plural of Colossian

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The examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.

A person who makes a great discovery.

A national holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October, commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.

Abbreviation of committee.

A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

Synonym of NEOWISE.

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The range of temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors that people or other organisms require in order to be physiologi…

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

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To begin, start.

A spoken or written remark.

A person who compiles explanations and critical notes on a text.

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different place…

Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.

One who commissions something.

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.

As a rule; frequently; usually.

Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it …