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C4

C4

1 7.0
An envelope that fits an unfolded A4 sheet
  • noun
  • Specialized
: C4
  • She preferred to use C4 envelopes for mailing her important papers because they fit A4 size perfectly.

Examples

  • The letter was carefully placed in a C4 envelope to ensure it arrived unfolded.

  • We need to buy some C4 envelopes to send our documents without folding them.

  • The 89 C4 stays with me.

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  • Even the C4 used was bought by an untraceable dummy corporation.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Locke took the C4 off the plane and put it in the backpack, which went into the sub.

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  • tonyman262: I have an 89 C4 and an 07 C6, both white.

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How Big

C3
  • Specialized
2 7.7
C4
  • Specialized
1 7.0
C5
  • Specialized
1 6.2
C6
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Surface Forms

C4 singular
C4s plural

Etymology

C4 for an envelope comes from the international paper and envelope sizes: C is the envelope series and the number matches the paper size it holds, so C4 is made to hold an A4 sheet 'without folding'.