English Explanatory Dictionary

BC

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Initialism of Before Christ.
name
  1. Initialism of British Columbia: a province of Canada.
  2. Initialism of Baja California: a state of Mexico.
  3. Initialism of Boston College.
  4. Initialism of Baguio City.
noun
  1. Initialism of birth control.
  2. Initialism of benzalkonium chloride.
  3. Initialism of battlecruiser.
  4. Initialism of backward compatibility.
  5. Initialism of border collie.
  6. Initialism of borough council.
adj
  1. Initialism of board-certified.
adv
  1. Initialism of Before Christ.
conj
  1. Abbreviation of because.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of basso continuo.
  2. Initialism of bodycam.
  3. Initialism of blind carbon copy.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-BC.wav /biːˈsiː/ En-us-bc.ogg

Word forms

BC BCs

Etymology

Calque of Latin ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.

Synonyms

BCE bcs

Antonyms

a.d. AD CE

Related words

BC B.C. b/c

Derived words

BC Coast BCer BC Interior Coast of BC Interior of BC
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