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bc

1

abbreviation

  1. Music.,  basso continuo.

  2. blind copy: used as a notation on the copy of a letter or other document sent to a third person without the addressee's knowledge. Also



B/C

2
  1. bills for collection.

B.C.

3

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Chemistry.

  2. Bachelor of Commerce.

  3. bass clarinet.

  4. battery commander.

  5. British Columbia.

b.c.

4
Or B.C.

abbreviation

  1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).

BC

5

abbreviation

  1. Scuba Diving.,  buoyancy compensator.

  2. British Columbia, Canada (approved for postal use).

BC

abbreviation

  1. Also: B.C.(indicating years numbered back from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) before Christ Compare AD

    in 54 bc Caesar came

  2. British Columbia

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Usage

The abbreviation b.c. “before Christ” is always placed after a date or century: Cleopatra lived from 69 to 30 b.c. The war took place in the first century b.c. See also a.d. 1
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Example Sentences

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"Lastly, we always have Plan B, C and D. The goal is never to cancel a single service or destination. If a train can't run, we combine trains and buses."

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“Howdy is by far the lowest priced ad-free service offered by a major company in the U.S.,” said Brahm Eiley, president at Victoria, B.C.-based the Convergence Research Group in an email.

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They were referred to in court as Females B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Five of the women looked completely unconscious in the videos.

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The report said a geologist found unsuitable conditions at Canyon during a Jan. 18 walk-through: “Smoke odor was noted upon entering all rooms in Buildings A, B, C, D, and Room 21 in Building F.”

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“Selena Gomez picked illegals over America b/c she’s the 3rd gen descendant of Mexican illegals who received citizenship in the ’87 Amnesty,” Parker wrote on X. “She has an entitlement attitude toward America, like her illegal g’parents. Maybe Selena should be deported, too?”

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