# CR
## Translingual
### Symbol

CR
* (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Costa Rica.
    Synonym: CRI (alpha-3)
* (IUCN Red List) Abbreviation of Critically Endangered.

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Proper noun

CR
* Initialism of Costa Rica.
* Initialism of Czech Republic.
* (UK, rail transport) Initialism of Caledonian Railway.
* (UK) Initialism of Charles Rex (“King Charles”).
    Hyponyms: CIIIR, CRIII

##### Translations
#### Noun

CR (countable and uncountable, plural CRs)
* Initialism of county road.
* Initialism of country route.
* (nutrition) Initialism of caloric restriction.
* (computing) Initialism of carriage return.
* (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.
* (medicine) Initialism of complete response.
    Coordinate term: PR
* (medicine) Initialism of complete remission (induced remission).
* (medicine) Initialism of computed radiography.
* (Philippines) Initialism of comfort room: a lavatory.
* (physiology) Initialism of conditioned reflex.
* (psychology) Initialism of conditioned response.
* Initialism of conscious-raising.
** 1983 February 5, Rhonda Copelon, quotee, “Roe v. Wade: The Challenge of the Next Decade”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 5:Roe v. Wade was preceded by all those moments that make a movement: tentative and explosive sharings in kitchens and CR groups; times of great courage and stillness, […]
* (sports) Initialism of championship record or competition record.
* (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→ISBN, page 228:Most continuing resolutions are temporary measures that expire on the date specified in the CR, or are superseded by enactment of the regular appropriations act.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.
* (sports) Initialism of Championship Record.
* (sports) Initialism of Circuit Record.
* (sports) Initialism of Competition Record.
* (sports) Initialism of Course Record.
* (sports) Initialism of Cup Record.
* (sports) Initialism of Canadian Record.
* (sports) Initialism of Commonwealth Record.

##### Coordinate terms

* GR
* NR
* OR
* PB
* SB
* SR
* WR

##### Derived terms

* (linguistics: clarification request): CRification

#### Adjective

CR (not comparable)
* (medicine, pharmacology) Initialism of controlled release.

### Etymology 2

Probably from Latin crēdēre; compare DR.

#### Noun

CR (uncountable)
* (accounting) Credit.
    Antonym: DR

### Anagrams

* R/C, RC