abbr.
1 compact disc.
2 Civil Defence.
3 Corps Diplomatique.
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noun
1. a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
2. a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
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1. candela
2. canned
3. card
4. cataloged
5. command
6. commissioned
7. condemned
8. cord
9. could
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2. Civil Defense.
3. Community Development.
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abbrev
1. Civil Defence
2. Compact disc
3. Contagious disease(s)
4. Controlled drug
5. Corps Diplomatique (French), Diplomatic Corps
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compact disc: a small round piece of hard plastic with sound recorded on it or computer information stored on it
He had a huge collection of CDs and cassettes.
Thesaurus: computer memory and data storage devices
hyponym recording equipment and general words for recording
hyponym
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cd.,
cord or cords.
c.d.,
cash discount.
Cd (no period),
CD (no periods) or C.D.,
1. certificate of deposit.
2. civil defense.
3. compact disk: »
Because there is no groove in a CD, there are none of the mechanical problems involved in keeping a phonograph needle in a groove (Suburbia Today).
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abbr.
■ certificate of deposit
■ civil defense
■ compact disc
■ corps diplomatique
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I
: a small plastic disk on which information (such as music or computer data) is recorded
[
count]
The singer released her new CD [=a new set of songs recorded on CDs for people to buy] last month.
The car stereo includes a CD player.
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noncount]
The band's early albums are now available on CD.
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called also compact disc* * *
the abbreviation for
‘compact disc
’ (a small disc on which sound or information is recorded.
CDs are played on a special machine called a CD player)
•
His albums are available
on CD and online.
Collocations:
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
put on/play a CD/a song/some music
turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
give a performance/concert/recital
play a concert/gig/festival/venue
perform (
BrE) at/in a concert/(
especially NAmE) a concert
go on/embark on a (
world) tour
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
land/get/sign a record deal
be signed to/be dropped by a record company
record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
be top of/top the charts
get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Example Bank:
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Do you mind if I change the CD?
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How many tracks are on the CD?
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She inserted a CD into the machine.
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That was the first album to come out on CD.
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The band's new CD is released next week.
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You can record your own CD if you have the right equipment.
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a live CD of the band's latest concert