Chapter C
cabal
A group engaged in schemes, especially against a government; or those schemes themselves. The word…
camel case
Used in coding and in hashtags. The first word is lower case and each word that follows is capitalized. …
capital
Capital is a noun with a number of meanings:
1. Referring to any of a series of upper…
capitol
Refers to the building or buildings where the functions of government take place, specifically where the legislative…
climate change
Observations and modeling in the local, regional and global climate across time using data collected from sea level
closed captioning
Abbreviated CC. Synchronized text that accompanies video to describe dialogue and sound effects. It is stored as a…
coda
A noun meaning a concluding event, remark, or section; often used in connection with performing arts such as music…
CODA (child of deaf adult)
An acronym that stands for “child of deaf adult.”
Do not confuse with the noun coda.
colloquialisms
A regional or cultural word or phrase used in informal conversation and everyday writing. It is often not recognized…
color blind
When referring to a vision disorder involving ability to see or differentiate color, use color vision deficiency, color…
color vision deficiency
Commonly called “color blindness.”
Color vision deficiency is a rare condition affecting mostly men. It can be inherited…
commonwealth
A commonwealth is a nation, state or political unit founded on law for the common good of the people. …
complement
The noun complement — spelled c-o-p-l-e-m-e-n-t — is a thing that “completes or makes perfect” something else. As…
compliment
The noun compliment — spelled c-o-m-p-l-i-m-e-n-t — means “an expression of praise or admiration.” The verb form…
compose
The verb compose is the act of making or creating something or making something, most often original or unique. It…
compound adjective
If a compound adjective or compound adjective made of proper nouns is made from two words, in most cases…
compound noun
If a compound noun or proper noun is written as two words, do not hyphenate in most cases.
Examples: …
comprise, consist of
The word comprise and the phrase “consist of” both means “to be made (up) of.”
“Consist of” is used only in the…
constitute
The word constitute means the act of forming or making up something from different elements or pieces to create a…
convict
EAPM news outlets and media products follow the style of the Prison Journalism Project when it comes to…
council
The word council — spelled c-o-u-n-c-i-l — means an advisory, deliberative, or legislative body of people formally…
counsel, counselor
The word counsel — spelled c-o-u-n-s-e-l —means advice, given formally, such as in therapy, legal advice, etc.
Examples…
CoVid, CoVid-19
CoVid stands for Corona Virus disease. CoVid-19 is the disease caused by a variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2. It is…