CR

See also: cr, Cr, ČR, .cr, Cr., and ␍

Translingual

Symbol

CR

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Costa Rica.

   Synonym: CRI (alpha-3)

2. (IUCN Red List) Abbreviation of Critically Endangered.

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

CR

1. Initialism of Costa Rica.
2. Initialism of Czech Republic.
3. (UK, rail transport) Initialism of Caledonian Railway.
4. (UK) Initialism of Charles Rex (“King Charles”).

   Hyponyms: CIIIR, CRIII

Translations

Czech Republic

• Belarusian: ЧР f (ČR)
• Czech: ČR (cs) f
• Russian: ЧР (ru) f (ČR)
• Slovak: ČR (sk) f
• Ukrainian: ЧР f (ČR)

Noun

CR (countable and uncountable, plural CRs)

1. Initialism of county road.
2. Initialism of country route.
3. (nutrition) Initialism of caloric restriction.
4. (computing) Initialism of carriage return.
5. (linguistics) Initialism of clarification request.
   • 2011, Claudia Maienborn, Klaus von Heusinger, Paul Portner, Semantics, volume 1, page 861:

     Whereas, in a community endowed with a language that lacks CRification, as I refer to the interaction brought about by a CR, the emergent divergence among language users is so high that the language eventually dies out.

6. (medicine) Initialism of complete response.

   Coordinate term: PR

7. (medicine) Initialism of complete remission (induced remission).
8. (medicine) Initialism of computed radiography.
9. (Philippines) Initialism of comfort room: a lavatory.
10. (physiology) Initialism of conditioned reflex.
11. (psychology) Initialism of conditioned response.
12. Initialism of conscious-raising.
    • 1980 April 12, M. Womongold, “WAVAW”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

      Story of O does not belong in a bookstore which seeks to call itself "feminist." […] We don't need infiltration of "examples" into our cultural outlets, nor has this sadean junk ever been used by a CR group that I know of.

13. (sports) Initialism of championship record or competition record.
14. (US politics, law) Initialism of continuing resolution.
    • 2004, Allen Schick, The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Process, →ISBN, page 228:

      Most continuing resolutions are temporary measures that expire on the date specified in the CR, or are superseded by enactment of the regular appropriations act.

    • 2008, Steven M. Gillon, The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation, →ISBN:

      A few days later in a meeting with the president, Clinton asked Gingrich for a continuing resolution (CR) to continue funding the government until they could work out a compromise. “If I go back and try to get a longterm CR without a budget from you, the next time you'll be dealing with Speaker Armey," he said.

    • 2014, Robert E. Dewhirst, John David Rausch, Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, →ISBN, page 149:

      CRs are a common occurrence because it is highly unusual for Congress and the president to pass all 13 appropriations bills by the start of the new fiscal year.

15. (sports) Initialism of Championship Record.
16. (sports) Initialism of Circuit Record.
17. (sports) Initialism of Competition Record.
18. (sports) Initialism of Course Record.
19. (sports) Initialism of Cup Record.
20. (sports) Initialism of Canadian Record.
21. (sports) Initialism of Commonwealth Record.

Coordinate terms

sports record

• GR
• NR
• OR
• PB
• SB
• SR
• WR

 

Derived terms

• (linguistics: clarification request): CRification

Adjective

CR (not comparable)

1. (medicine, pharmacology) Initialism of controlled release.

Etymology 2

Probably from Latin crēdēre; compare DR.

Noun

CR (uncountable)

1. (accounting) Credit.

   Antonym: DR

Anagrams

• R/C, RC