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1 N‑COUNT A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true. □  …birth certificates. □  …share certificates.

2 N‑COUNT A certificate is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or training. The qualification that you receive is sometimes also called a certificate . □  To the right of the fireplace are various framed certificates. □  …the Post-Graduate Certificate of Education.

cer|tifi|cat|ed /sə ^r t I f I ke I t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard. [mainly BRIT ] □  …a genuine certificated physician.

cer|ti|fy /sɜː ^r t I fa I / (certifies , certifying , certified )

1 VERB If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true. □ [V that] The president certified that the project would receive $650m from overseas sources. □ [V n] The National Election Council is supposed to certify the results of the election. □ [be V -ed as adj] It has been certified as genuine. □ [be V -ed adj] Mrs Simpson was certified dead. [Also V n adj, V n as adj] ●  cer|ti|fi|ca|tion /sə ^r t I f I ke I ʃ ^ə n/ (certifications ) N‑VAR □  An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.

2 VERB [usu passive] If someone is certified as a particular kind of worker, they are given a certificate stating that they have successfully completed a course of training in their profession. □ [get V -ed + as ] They wanted to get certified as divers. □ [V -ed] …a certified accountant. ●  cer|ti|fi|ca|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] Pupils would be offered training leading to the certification of their skill in a particular field.

cer|ti|tude /sɜː ^r t I tjuːd, [AM ] -tuːd/ (certitudes ) N‑UNCOUNT [oft N that] Certitude is the same as certainty . [FORMAL ] □  We have this definite certitude that Cicippio will be freed.

cer|vi|cal /sɜː ^r v I k ^ə l, sə ^r va I k ^ə l/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Cervical means relating to the cervix. [MEDICAL ] □  …the number of women dying from cervical cancer.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Cervical means relating to the neck. [MEDICAL ] □  …the discs in the upper cervical spine.

cer|vix /sɜː ^r v I ks/ (cervixes or cervices /sə ^r va I siːz/) N‑COUNT The cervix is the entrance to the womb. [MEDICAL ]

ces|sa|tion /sese I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] The cessation of something is the stopping of it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] He would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.

cess|pit /se sp I t/ (cesspits ) N‑COUNT A cesspit is a hole or tank in the ground into which waste water and sewage flow.

cess|pool /se spuːl/ (cesspools ) N‑COUNT A cesspool is the same as a cesspit .

ce|ta|cean /s I te I ʃ ^ə n/ (cetaceans ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

cet|era → see etcetera

cf.cf. is used in writing to introduce something that should be considered in connection with the subject you are discussing. □  For the more salient remarks on the matter, cf. Isis Unveiled, Vol. I.

CFC /siː ef siː / (CFCs ) N‑COUNT CFCs are gases that were widely used in the past in things such as aerosols and refrigerators and can cause damage to the ozone layer. CFC is an abbreviation for 'chlorofluorocarbon'.

CFS /siː ef e s/ N‑UNCOUNT CFS is an abbreviation for chronic fatigue syndrome .

CGI /siː dʒiː a I / N‑UNCOUNT CGI is a type of computer technology that is used to make special effects in cinema and on television. CGI is an abbreviation for computer-generated imagery . □  He tried to limit the use of CGI in the film, instead building sets.