CD

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

• Syn: ↑certificate of deposit

• Hypernyms: ↑debt instrument, ↑obligation, ↑certificate of indebtedness

• Hyponyms: ↑time deposit

2. a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

• Syn: ↑compact disk, ↑compact disc

• Hypernyms: ↑optical disk, ↑optical disc, ↑recording

• Hyponyms:

↑audio CD, ↑audio compact disc, ↑CD-R, ↑compact disc recordable, ↑CD-WO, ↑compact disc write-once, ↑CD-ROM, ↑compact disc read-only memory

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abbreviation

1. candela

2. canned

3. card

4. cataloged

5. command

6. commissioned

7. condemned

8. cord

9. could

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1. See certificate of deposit.

2. Civil Defense.

3. Community Development.

4. See compact disk.

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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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CD UK [ˌsiː ˈdiː] US [ˌsi ˈdi] noun [countable] [singular CD plural CDs] ★★

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),

cadmium (chemical element).

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

/ˌsiːˈdiː/ noun, pl CDs

: 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.

a four-CD set

The car stereo includes a CD player.

[noncount]

The band's early albums are now available on CD.

— called also compact disc

— compare

²CD

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noun, pl CDs [count]

: ↑certificate of deposit

— compare

¹CD

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CD [CD] [ˌsiː ˈdiː] [ˌsiː ˈdiː] (also disc) noun

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.

See also: ↑disc  

Collocations:

Music

Listening

listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.

listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD

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

Playing

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

accompany a singer/choir

strum a chord/guitar

Performing

form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band

give a performance/concert/recital

do a concert/recital/gig

play a concert/gig/festival/venue

perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert

appear at a festival/live

go on/embark on a (world) tour

Recording

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