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CD^¹

/ˌsiːˈdiː/

Rhymes with -iː

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Abbreviation of various terms and phrases.

noun CDs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of compact disc I misplaced the software installation CD.
countable, dated, metonymically, uncountable An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word). Mariah Carey's new CD has some R'n'B influences.
abbreviation, archaic, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of corps diplomatique, the diplomatic corps of a particular country. Along the route to Tanyin flowed a fast stream of staff and C.D. cars.
abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of certificate of deposit Banks may offer premium rates on C.D.s to attract deposits, but once they get those deposits, they end the offers.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of creative director, head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency).
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of corporate design, specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of collision detection
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of chart datum
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cross-dresser
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cross-dressing
abbreviation, countable, initialism, physical, uncountable Initialism of circular dichroism
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cluster of differentiation
abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of cooldown
UK, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of controlled drug
abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of Crohn's disease
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of continuous delivery/deployment

verb CDs · CDing · CDed

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of cross-dress By now I did not feel right without a bra and panties whenever I CD'ed.

cd^²

verb

Internet, abbreviation Abbreviation of could

noun cds

Internet, abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of condom

cD^³

noun cDs

a type of giant elliptical galaxy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: compact disc, compact disk, candela, standard candle, candle, cadmium, disc, disk, optical disc, optical disk, audio cd, music cd, cd-rom, cd-r, cd-rw, sacd

Translations

Every language

noun abbreviation of compact disc — see also compact disc

Español	CD
한국어	시디 sidi
日本語	シーディー sīdī, ＣＤ (sīdī)
中文	CD (xīdì), 光盤 /光盘 guāngpán, 光碟 guāngdié
हिन्दी	सीडी sīḍī
Português	CD
Français	CD
Deutsch	CD
Italiano	CD
Ελληνικά	CD
Русский	CD, си-ди́ si-dí
Tiếng Việt	CD
العربية	سِي دِي sī dī

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@misc{cd_2026,
  title = {cd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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