ABC's

or ABCs

[ ey-bee-seez ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. Also ABC. the alphabet.
2. the basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing:

   learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.

3. Also ABC. the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject:

   the ABC's of electricity.

Example Sentences

A CDC that seems perplexed by the ABCs of containing a highly predictable outbreak.

From The Daily Beast

A: When giving a toast, remember the ABCs: A—How much alcohol have you had?

From The Daily Beast

When I learned my ABCs, they taught us our Aleph-Bet at the same time.

From The Daily Beast

Independence, responsibility, and self-reliance are important skills to learn in childhood, right alongside your ABCs and 123s.

From The Daily Beast

Another was convicted of waterboarding his own young daughter for failing to know her ABCs.

From The Daily Beast

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