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Definitions: CID |
CIDNoun1. An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz. 2. Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century. |
Date "CID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Etymology: Cid \Cid\, noun. [Spanish expression, from Ar. seid lord.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | CID Caller ID. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Literature | Cid Arabic for lord. Don Roderigo Laynez, Ruy Diaz (son of Diaz), Count of Bivar'. He was called "mio cid el campador," my lord the champion (1025-1099). Corruption of Sad. The Cid's horse. Babieca. (3 or 4 syl.). (See Horse.) The Cid's sword. Colada. The sword taken by the Cid Roderigo from King Bucar was called Tizona. (See Sword.) The Portuguese Cid. Nunez Alvarez Pereira, general diplomatist. (1360-1431.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CID | Dutch | Interactieve CD | N/A |
CID | English | Center for International Development | N/A |
CID | French | Centre International pour le développement | N/A |
CID | Spanish | Coagulación intravascular diseminada | Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: CID |
| English words defined with "CID": El Cid. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CID": Campeador, Cid Hamet Benengeli ♦ Hamet ♦ Sword-makers ♦ TLAs. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | El Cid, it's an honor, man. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) | |
Movie/TV Titles | CID Nazir (1971) Goa Dalli CID 999 (1968) CID Agent 302 (1968) Las Hijas del Cid (1963) El Cid (1961) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Poem and The Cid | Who serves a good lord lives always in luxury. |
| One would grow poor staying in one place always. | |
| Were his lord but worthy, God, how fine a vassal. | |
| Thus parted the one from the others as the nail from the flesh. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Ethiopia | On November 1, authorities summoned 14 journalists to the CID and informed them of charges against them. (references) |
Yemen | Some journalists claim that most harassment comes from the police, in particular the CID, and no longer the PSO. (references) | |
Ethiopia | Berhan Hailu, the editor of Wegahta, reportedly was harassed by security forces and called in for questioning at the CID several times during the year; she reportedly had left the country by year's end. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ethiopia | By year's end, there were 75 detainees at CID. (references) |
Kenya | Security forces, especially members of the police, the GSU, and the CID, continued to use lethal force and committed a number of extrajudicial killings. (references) | |
Kenya | In 2000 authorities disbanded a special squad of 30 police officers attached to the CID because they allegedly were involved in numerous robberies, carjackings, and killings. (references) | |
Political Economy | Kenya | The CID investigates criminal activity and the NSIS collects intelligence and monitors persons whom the State considers subversive. (references) |
Kenya | In 1999 in an effort to improve the accountability of investigative services, Parliament passed and implemented laws that removed arrest authority from the NSIS and separated the organization from the CID. (references) | |
Kuwait | The national police, the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Kuwait State Security (KSS) are responsible for internal security under the supervision of civilian authorities of the Ministry of Interior. (references) | |
Political Rights | Uganda | One woman serves as Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and another woman heads the CID. (references) |
Worker Rights | Uganda | The CID is mandated to combat trafficking. (references) |
Uganda | The CID did not keep records on the magnitude of the problem, and it was unknown if its efforts have been effective. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "CID" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 70.44% of the time. "CID" is used about 274 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 70.44% | 193 | 22,089 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 16.06% | 44 | 51,500 |
| Noun (singular) | 8.76% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (common) | 4.74% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Total | 100.00% | 274 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "CID" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Cid | Last name | 300 | 23,939 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "CID": El Cid. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "CID": ex-cid. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
el cid | 241 | le cid | 14 |
cid | 225 | poema de mio cid | 13 |
celeste cid | 138 | el cid hotel | 13 |
cid mio | 65 | cantar de mio cid | 13 |
celeste cid fotos | 47 | el cid castilla beach hotel | 13 |
actress cid el | 45 | cid 100 | 11 |
army cid | 32 | marina el cid | 11 |
campeador cid el | 29 | cid jose | 11 |
el cid mazatlan | 28 | army cid us | 11 |
cid el mio | 25 | cid state.ct.us | 10 |
celeste cid de fotos | 24 | cantar cid del mio | 10 |
cantar cid del el mio | 23 | el cid marina beach | 10 |
el cid movie | 17 | cid mio resumen | 9 |
cid highwind | 17 | el cid la ceiba | 9 |
el cid resort | 17 | poem of the cid | 8 |
maria celeste cid | 16 | cid dvd el | 8 |
poemas del mio cid | 16 | campeador cid | 7 |
celeste cid desnuda | 16 | cid del mio poema | 7 |
cid el restaurant | 15 | cid del el mio poema | 7 |
cid singapore | 14 | cid del tizona | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "CID"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | CID-netværk (CID-network, connection information distribution network), CID-matrix (charge injected device imager, CID imager). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | connectie-informatie distributienetwerk (CID-network, connection information distribution network), CID-imager (charge injected device imager, CID imager). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | CID-kuvantamislaite (charge injected device imager, CID imager), varausinjektoitu kuvantamislaite (charge injected device imager, CID imager), liitäntätietojen jakeluverkko (CID-network, connection information distribution network). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | réseau de distribution de l'information de connexion (CID-network), imageur dispositif injection de charge (CID imager). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Kripo (criminal investigation department). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | γενική ασφάλεια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | rete di distribuzione dell'informazione delle connessioni (CID-network, connection information distribution network). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | idcay rede de distribuição da informação de conexão (CID-network, connection information distribution network), imageador CID (charge injected device imager, CID imager). (various references) red DIC (CID-network, connection information distribution network), red de distribución de información de conexiones (CID-network, connection information distribution network), generador de imágenes CID (charge injected device imager, CID imager). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 17, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Prosecete eautoiV ean de amarth eiV se o adelfoV sou epitimhson autw kai ean metanohsh afeV autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Adtendite vobis si peccaverit frater tuus increpa illum et si paenitentiam egerit dimitte illi |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Warniað eow: gyf þin broðor syngað cid him; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Take ye hede you silf; if thi brothir hath synned ayens thee, blame hym; and if he do penaunce, foryyue hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Take hede to youre selves. If thy brother trespas agaynst the rebuke him: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he shall repent forgive him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 17, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Magbantay kamo; kon ang imong igsoon makasala, badlonga siya, ug kon siya maghinulsol, pasayloa siya; |
| Croatian | Èuvajte se!" "Pogriješi li tvoj brat, prekori ga; ako se obrati, oprosti mu. |
| Danish | Vogter på eder selv! Dersom din Broder synder, da irettesæt ham; og dersom han angrer, da tilgiv ham! |
| Dutch | Wacht uzelven. En indien uw broeder tegen u zondigt, zo bestraf hem; en indien het hem leed is, zo vergeef het hem. |
| Finnish | Pitäkää itsestänne vaari! Jos sinun veljesi tekee syntiä, niin nuhtele häntä, ja jos hän katuu, anna hänelle anteeksi. |
| French | Prenez garde vous-mêmes. Si ton frère a péché, reprends-le; et, s`il se repent, pardonne-lui. |
| German | Hütet euch! So dein Bruder an dir sündigt, so strafe ihn; und so es ihn reut, vergib ihm. |
| Hungarian | Õrizzétek meg magatokat: ha pedig a te atyádfia vétkezik ellened, dorgáld meg õt; és ha megtér, bocsáss meg néki. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab itu, waspadalah! Kalau saudaramu berdosa, tegurlah dia. Kalau ia menyesal, ampunilah dia. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jagalah dirimu! Jikalau saudaramu bersalah, tegurkanlah dia; jikalau ia menyesal, ampunilah dia. |
| Italian | State attenti a voi stessi! Se un tuo fratello pecca, rimproveralo; ma se si pente, perdonagli. |
| Maori | Kia tupato ki a koutou: ki te hara tou teina ki a koe, riria; a ki te ripeneta, murua tona. |
| Norwegian | Ta eder i vare! Om din bror synder, da irettesett ham; og om han angrer det, da tilgi ham! |
| Rumanian | Luayi seama la voi knwivq! Dacq fratele tqu pqcqtuiewte kmpotriva ta, mustrq -l! Wi dacq -i pare rqu, iartq -l! |
| Russian | оБ'МА"БКФЕ ЪБ УП'ПА. еУМЙ ЦЕ УПЗТЕЫЙФ ТПФЙЧ ФЕ'С 'ТБФ ФЧПК, ЧЩЗПЧПТЙ ЕНХ; Й ЕУМЙ ПЛБЕФУС, ТПУФЙ ЕНХ; |
| Shuar | Túrasha atumek iimiastarum. Ame yatsum ámin Tunáa Túrutmamtainkia chicharkata; tura niisha "tsankurturta" Túramkuinkia tsankurata. |
| Swahili | Jihadharini! Kama ndugu yako akikukosea, mwonye; akitubu, msamehe. |
| Swedish | Tagen eder till vara! Om din broder försyndat sig, så tillrättavisa honom; och om han då ångrar sig, så förlåt honom. |
| Uma | Toe pai' kana mo'inga' -inga' -ta! "Ane ompi' -ta mpobabehi to sala' hi kita', tudui' -i. Ane soho' -pi nono-na, ampungi-i. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "CID": cider, ciders. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "CID": acid, alcid, antacid, bombycid, chalcid, characid, coccid, culicid, diacid, flaccid, hydracid, hyperacid, hypoacid, inviscid, lucid, monacid, monoacid, mucid, muscid, nonacid, oxyacid, pellucid, peracid, placid, probenecid, psocid, rancid, subacid, tetracid, tortricid, triacid, tubificid, viscid. (additional references) | |
Words containing "CID": acaricidal, acaricide, acaricides, accidence, accidences, accident, accidental, accidentally, accidentalness, accidentalnesses, accidentals, accidently, accidents, accidia, accidias, accidie, accidies, acidemia, acidemias, acidhead, acidheads, acidic, acidification, acidifications, acidified, acidifier, acidifiers, acidifies, acidify, acidifying, acidimeter, acidimeters, acidimetric, acidimetries, acidimetry, acidities, acidity, acidly, acidness, acidnesses, acidophil, acidophile, acidophiles, acidophilic, acidophils, acidoses, acidosis, acidotic, acids, acidulate, acidulated. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words ending with "id": Brid, DID, FID, gid, lid, Scrid, TID. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-i" | |
-1 letter: id. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-i" | |
+1 letter: acid, cadi, caid, cedi, chid, dice, dick, disc, duci, iced, odic. | |
+2 letters: acids, acidy, acrid, alcid, asdic, cadis, caids, caird, canid, cebid, cedis, chide, child, cider, cited, cried, cupid, daric, deice, diced, dicer, dices, dicey, dicks, dicky, dicot, dicta, dicty, disci, disco, discs, ditch, dolci, domic, edict, iodic, lucid, ludic, medic, mucid, nicad, pudic, riced, scudi, sodic, viced. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 49 44 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .. -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01001001 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C I D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0049 0044 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)374338 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés |
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