ce

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abbreviation for Common Era or Christian era: used when referring to a year after the birth of Jesus Christ when the Christian calendar starts counting years:

The Scandinavian countries became Christian between 900 and 1100 CE.

abbreviation for Common Era, used for the period of time beginning with the year 1 of the calendar used today in many parts of the world, esp. in Europe and North and South America:

The last Roman legions left Britain in 410 C.E.

C.E. is also an abbreviation forChristian era.