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CDs¹

  • /ˌsiːˈdiːz/ Canada

Rhymes with -iːz

noun

  1. plural plural of CD

CDS²

noun CDSs · CDSes · CDS

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of credit default swap The cost of that funding is partially influenced by the price of an instrument known as a credit default swap — essentially, a form of insurance that one party buys to protect against the possibility that another party will default. The higher the risk of default, the higher the price of the C.D.S.,
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of child-directed speech, a simplified form of speech used by adults when talking to infants.
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Chief of the Defence Staff In almost 4 years as CDS Tony [Radakin] faced a period of dizzying change and complexity.
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cognitive dysfunction syndrome
  5. US, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of controlled dangerous substances

    Similar: controlled substance

  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cat distribution system The idea of the CDS speaks to the different way people view cats and dogs, says Kate Meghji, chief operating officer at the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington DC.

cDs³

noun

  1. plural plural of cD

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: compact disc, compact disk, candela, standard candle, candle, cadmium, fcc, sdc, csd, edr, sirc, bom, csa, acs, cps, decs

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"CDs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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CDs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cds

Chicago

"CDs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cds.

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@misc{cds_2026,
  title = {CDs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}