"C-list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: C-lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} C-list (plural C-lists)
  1. An informal list of people in any of several categories, but especially in the entertainment industry, with lesser fame than the B-list, sometimes interpreted as an "easy-to-remember" but "hard-to-name" character actor. Related terms: A-list, B-list, D-list, Z-list
    Sense id: en-C-list-en-noun-LQSkcOrk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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