ABC
noun
ABC
1 American
[ey-bee-see]
/ ˈeɪˌbiˈsi /
noun
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ABC's,
plural
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ABCs
plural
ABC
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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.
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American
abbreviation
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Advance Booking Charter.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control.
ABC
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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
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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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In an ABC News interview, he explained his change of heart and why A.I. companies “dug their own grave” and “got the backlash they deserve.”
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The two-part adaptation of “It” aired on ABC in November 1990, and drew a huge audience, attracting a reported 30 million viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
For Sinclair, one of the nation’s largest broadcasters, losing ABC would likely hurt KDNL’s ratings and advertising revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The lawsuit involves eight Disney-owned ABC stations whose license renewals were moved up years ahead of schedule.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Eventually, Sally Field earned back her goodwill with my family when she starred in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Sunday had been “very, very slow,” according to a server at A.B.C. who declined to give her name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Ray Lamboy, a deputy attorney general at the A.B.C., and his team eventually unearthed 126 actions against 104 bars.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
When he wrote a book called The A.B.C. of Golf, Armour had no difficulty with the letter Y. The Yips drove him out of tournament golf.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 31, 2020
Among them: “Double Indemnity,” “Strangers on a Train,” “The A.B.C. Murders” and “The Secret History.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2020
Then: "Still got that A.B.C. ship?" he demanded.
From Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various
But the notice for early renewal of licence from the FCC came a day after ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about first lady Melania Trump.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ABC’s “This Week” that morale aboard the Lincoln has improved since sailors learned they will finally be coming home.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told ABC’s Jonathan Karl this weekend that she hasn’t “ruled out” a run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kevin O’Leary, who made a fortune in software in the 1990s, is now best known as “Mr. Wonderful” from ABC’s Emmy Award-winning “Shark Tank.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Everybody fell silent to hear her teach Glenn his ABC’s.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking Sunday on ABCs “This Week,” downplayed the prospect of rebate checks, suggesting Americans could see tax savings instead.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2025
Under her firm hand, my classmates and I marched through our ABCs in unison, voicing each letter like an orchestra tuning for a show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Last year, “The ABCs of Book Banning” presented surface-level facts that did little to move the needle on the important topic of books that are being prohibited in school libraries.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
"ABCs also appear in large numbers in many autoimmune diseases, including lupus, which can be life-threating in severe cases," Professor Cockburn said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
Mother made a resolution for him, namely, that he would learn his ABCs in the coming year.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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