ABC

[ ey-bee-see ]
/ ˈeɪˌbiˈsi /
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noun, plural ABC's, ABCs.

ABC's(defs 1, 3).

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Definition for abc (2 of 4)

ABC

Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.
atomic, biological, and chemical: ABC warfare.

Definition for abc (3 of 4)

A.B.C.

Advance Booking Charter.
Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Definition for abc (4 of 4)

ABC's

or ABCs

[ ey-bee-seez ]
/ ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

Also ABC. the alphabet.
the basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing: learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.
Also ABC. the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject: the ABC's of electricity.
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Words related to abc

case, specific, article, fact, circumstance, rundown, picture, story, thing, nitty-gritty, specification, point, feature, scoop, element, item, cue, score, know, gospel

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British Dictionary definitions for abc (1 of 2)

ABC1

noun

(plural in US) the rudiments of a subject
an alphabetical guide to a subject
(often plural in US) the alphabet

British Dictionary definitions for abc (2 of 2)

ABC2

abbreviation for

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