Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The terminal element of many words derived through French from Latin, as in tierce, justice, solace, absence, etc., occurring especially in the suffixes -ace, -ice, -ance (which see). See also -cy.
- noun A disguised spelling
- noun of original final -s (of the root) in ice, advice, device, etc., and the plurals lice, mice, or
- noun of the original plural suffix -s, -es, in dice, pence: erroneously spelled -ce in conformity with that termination in words of French origin. See -ce, etc.
- noun The chemical symbol for cerium.
- noun A disguised modern spelling of the genitive suffix -s, -es, as used adverbially in hence, thence, whence, once, twice, thrice: erroneously spelled -ce in conformity with that termination in words of French origin. See -ce, -ce, and -ce.
- noun A termination of other origin than as above, particularly in fence, defence, offence, pretence, expence, etc.
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- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
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Examples
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Sansfin, the doctor, is a mere monstrosity in mind as well as in body, and, except perhaps when she ejaculates (as more briefly reported above), "Comment! ce fameux amour, _ce n'est que ça_?"
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889
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Et quand je parle de l'exercice légitime de la souveraineté, je n'entends point ou je ne dis point l'exercice_ juste, _ce qui produirait une amphibologie dangereuse, à moins que par ce dernier mot on ne veuille dire que tout ce qu'elle opine dans son cercle est_ juste ou tenu pour tel, _ce qui est la vérité.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre John Morley 1880
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At one moment, she pronounced him to be "_la vraie image de ce cher et bon Lord Castlereagh_," whom she had so much liked; and the next she declared him to be exactly like "_ce preux chevalier, son père_," who was so irresistible that no female heart, or, as she said, at least no Italian female heart, could resist him.
The Idler in France Marguerite Blessington 1819
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I am perfectly safe in talking French to him "_Mais je ne vous attendais ce matin_" -- I've got an idea that this is something uncommonly grammatical -- "_à cause de votre lettre que je viens de recevoir_" -- this, I'll swear, is idiomatic -- "_ce matin.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 22, 1891 Various
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Het is in ce in tegenstelling tot de basis van hun systeem, de biedingen.
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The Pl@ce is a church - not a place you'd usually find K or I, however both of us are incredibly impressed by their approach to things, the absence of any pushing.
September 15th, 2006 mynxii 2006
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Consider this. these neo-cons are spitting in your face & telling you your fa ce is gettig wet because it is raining.
Think Progress » VIDEO: Bush Caught In Lie About Snow Resignation 2006
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Il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même.
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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Il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même.
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Il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même.
French Word-A-Day: 2005
mollusque commented on the word ce
Variant of "cee", the letter c.
December 6, 2007
oroboros commented on the word ce
Ce. Chemical element symbol for Cerium.
December 16, 2007