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cf.
abbr.
Latin confer (compare)

cf.
abbreviation for
confer
[Latin: compare]
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Adv.1.cf. - compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
Translations
cf. abbr (= compare) → cf., voir
cf. abbr =comparecf, cfr
cf. abbr =comparecf, cfr


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