Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation candlepower
  • abbreviation cerebral palsy
  • abbreviation chemically pure
  • abbreviation command post
  • abbreviation Communist Party

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  • initialism cyberpunk
  • initialism Corporal Punishment
  • initialism Custodial Parent
  • initialism Copy Protected
  • initialism UK County Primary or Community Primary, school
  • initialism Communist Party
  • initialism child pornography
  • initialism cerebral palsy
  • initialism linguistics complementizer phrase

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Examples

  • It is easy to see that, as stated above, CP (or CP*) is clearly false.

    Skepticism Klein, Peter 2005

  • Let us return to the central difference between Cartesian and CP-style arguments, namely the former employs EAD while the later employs CP (or CP*).

    Skepticism Klein, Peter 2005

  • Thus, when the Academic Skeptic employs CP (or CP*), she need not be employing a very stringent notion of justification.

    Skepticism Klein, Peter 2005

  • People might start to wonder whether victimless* CP is really just as bad as regular CP**.

    freshnews.org - most clicked links 2010

  • This blog ran a profile of the mentality of the CP graduate without attaching the label CP and if you can wade through it, it's about the susceptibility of a particular type of person that departmental talent spotters latch onto.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • CP is more about optional augmentation, for mood, attention, etc.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Huzzah! 2010

  • If you are out looking for a cp, know that not everyone you team up with will be the perfect fit and you might have to try several CPs or groups before you find one that will really help your writing grow, but once you find one, a good CP is indispensable.

    Unofficial CP appreciation day « 2010

  • If you are out looking for a cp, know that not everyone you team up with will be the perfect fit and you might have to try several CPs or groups before you find one that will really help your writing grow, but once you find one, a good CP is indispensable.

    2010 March « 2010

  • BB started with 15 items - all melt and pour - then branched in CP - then branched into lotions - then branched into other bases etc ...

    Defining Values - Day Four Anne-Marie 2008

  • Actually, I was thinking of M&P on top of the CP, as a cover for the paper, but since the water in CP would make it wet to pour on top of the paper, dunno.

    Microsoft Soap - Set Up Anne-Marie 2008

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  • Canadianism: Canadian Pacific (railroad) or CPR

    Physics: Charge Parity .. for Charge Parity Violation, or CP Violation.

    May 31, 2013