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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"I said I didn't want the title for 10 or 12 years," he told ABC in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The issue has evolved into a legal dispute between ABC, owned by Disney, and the FCC, over whether the show qualifies for the exception.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Missile testing doesn't augur much for respect and trust," he told the ABC.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Today, the program in the Commission’s sights is The View,” ABC said in this week’s filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
One of the more successful attempts–commercially at least–was The ABC of Relativity by the mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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
The same year that T.P.S. became law, federal officials reached out to Van Der Hout through an intermediary, he says, to see if they could settle A.B.C. v.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 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
"She might be in an A.B.C. shop—no, a Lockhart's."
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
On Thursday, the “Last Week Tonight” host kicks off a guest-star arc on ABC’s long-running daytime soap “General Hospital,” which continues through Friday and then Monday, July 6.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The first appearance by Vice President JD Vance on ABC’s “The View” delivered the most-watched edition of the talk show since November 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The FCC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about ABC’s campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
As he was sparring with Whoopi Goldberg on ABC's The View, Trump was meeting with world leaders at the G7 summit in the French resort town of Évian-les-Bains.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The first thing you did in an emergency was ABC’s.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
The release comes shortly before a related paper, "The ABCs of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Communicating What We Know in 2026," appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
She can perform an emotion out of ABCs, you know?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
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
And maybe even better, since she had a way with writing her ABCs and I couldn’t care less about swoops and curlicues back then.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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