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  • plural of ABC.
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ABC's

American  
[ay-bee-seez] / ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz /
Or ABCs

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. Also ABC the alphabet.

  2. the basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing.

    learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.

  3. Also ABC the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject.

    the ABC's of electricity.


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In an April interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” she described the allegations as devastating to their family and his career.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The following year, he appeared on a segment of ABC’s dramedy series “Life Goes On” and played a character with HIV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Kevin Reddington told ABC's Good Morning America programme he was upset a lone member of the jury would not acquit Lindsay Clancy.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The morning melted away as we spelled each other down and taught Little Britches her ABC’s.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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