colonnade (en)

(noun) a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure

coltan (en)

a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum (used to manufacture tantalum capacitors, used in electronic products) are extracted; its mining has financed serious conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

common pool (en)

a type of good consisting of a resource system for which it's hard but not impossible to restrict (e.g. an irrigation system or fishing grounds); differs from pure public goods in that they face problems of congestion or overuse, because they are subtractable; consists of a core resource (e.g., water or fish) which defines the stock variable, while providing a limited quantity of extractable fringe units, which defines the flow variable

compere (en)

(noun) the master of ceremonies of an entertainment (as a television program) / (verb) to act as compere for / (verb) to act as a compere

comprador (en)

person who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation; originally applied only to East Asia but now used in a Marxist sense to refer to other regions; from the Portuguese word for buyer

condign (en)

(adj) fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment

Confiteor (en)

(noun) a liturgical form in which sinfulness is acknowledged and intercession for God's mercy requested; from Latin ("I confess")

conniption (en)

(noun) a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm

constative (en)

denoting a speech act or sentence that is a statement declaring something to be the case

consubstantial (en)

(adjective) of the same substance

consummate (en)

(adjective) complete in every detail; perfect / (adjective) extremely skilled and accomplished / (adjective) of the highest degree / (verb) finish complete / (verb) to make perfect / (verb) achieve / (verb) to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse / (verb) to become perfected

contravallation (en)

a series of works confronting the walls of an invested place to isolate the defenders and safeguard the besiegers against sallies

contumacious (en)

(adjective) stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

contumely (en)

(noun) harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt / (noun) an instance of such language or treatment

copula (en)

(noun) ; something that connects; as / (noun) the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition / (noun) linking verb

cormorant (en)

(noun) a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person OR a type of bird

cornice (en)

(noun) the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition

corrigenda (en)

(noun) an error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a separate sheet

cortege (en)

(noun) a train of attendants; retinue / (noun) procession / (noun) a funeral procession

cortical (en)

relating to the outer layer of the cerebrum (cortex)

corvée (en)

(noun) unpaid labor (as toward constructing roads) due from a feudal vassal to his lord / (noun) labor exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities especially for highway construction or repair

cosmogony (en)

(noun) a theory of the origin of the universe / (noun) the creation or origin of the world or universe

costive (en)

(adjective) affected with constipation / (adjective) causing constipation / (adjective) slow in action or expression / (adjective) not generous; stingy

cottage industry (en)

a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home

covey (en)

(noun) a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young / (noun) a small flock / (noun) company group