A.C.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Army Corps.

2. Athletic Club.

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-ac ² American  

1. variant of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.

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a.c. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) before meals.

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Ac ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. actinium.

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ac ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. acre; acres.

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AC ⁶ American  

abbreviation

Electricity.

1. alternating current.

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ac- ⁷ American  

1. variant of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.

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A/C ⁸ American  

[ey-see] / ˈeɪˈsi /

Also AC, or a/c

abbreviation

1. air conditioning.

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A/C ⁹ American  

Or a/c

abbreviation

Bookkeeping.

1. account.

2. account current.

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Ac ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

Chemistry.

1. acetate.

2. acetyl.

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A.C. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. before Christ.

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a.c. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

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AC ² British  

abbreviation

1. alternating current Compare DC

2. ante Christum

3. Air Corps

4. athletic club

5. Companion of the Order of Australia

6. appellation d'origine contrôlée: the highest French wine classification; indicates that the wine meets strict requirements concerning area of production, strength, etc See VDQS vin de pays vin de table

7. Aelodau'r Cynulliad: Member of the Assembly (that is, the National Assembly of Wales)

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ac ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Ascension Island

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A/C ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Commodore

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a/c ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. account

2. account current

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Ac ⁶ British  

symbol

1. actinium

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AC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of alternating current

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Etymology

Origin of -ac¹

From Latin -acus, from Greek -akos

Origin of a.c.¹

From Latin ante cibum

Origin of A.C.¹

From Latin ante Christum

Example Sentences

But the forward slipped down the pecking order after Mourinho was sacked in January 2024 and was loaned out to AC Milan the following season.

From BBC

Juve are three points away from the last Champions League positions currently held by Roma, who have a chance to pull themselves back into the Scudetto discussion with the visit of second-placed AC Milan.

From Barron's

Her dad tried turning on the AC, but all that did was blast smoke into the car, and he quickly turned it off.

From Literature

More than 500 hotels, including the 1 Hotel Central Park, AC Hotel Tokyo Ginza and Andaz Mexico City Condesa, have been listed in the no-door group.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it was Revie, then aged 45, in his not very subtle gold Mercedes, who was recognised on the Monday morning asking for directions for Moores' house in Freshfield, Formby, just hours before joining up with a Leeds squad flying from Manchester to Greece for the Cup Winners' Cup final against AC Milan.

From BBC

Related Words

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