ABC
noun
ABC
1 American
[ey-bee-see]
/ ˈeɪˌbiˈsi /
noun
ABC's,
plural
ABCs
plural
ABC
2
American
abbreviation
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Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.
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atomic, biological, and chemical.
ABC warfare.
A.B.C.
3
American
abbreviation
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Advance Booking Charter.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control.
ABC
1
British
abbreviation
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(formerly, of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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American Broadcasting Company
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Australian-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in Australia
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American-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in the US
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acceptable behaviour contract: a voluntary written agreement between someone who has been involved in anti-social behaviour and a local agency such as a housing association, council, or police
ABC
2
British
noun
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(plural in US) the rudiments of a subject
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an alphabetical guide to a subject
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(often plural in US) the alphabet
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They fell in love and decided to create Abc.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2020
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