ABC's
Americannoun
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Also ABC the alphabet.
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the basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing.
learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.
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Also ABC the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject.
the ABC's of electricity.
Example Sentences
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I think of those 17 so excited to go to school the first time, to learn their abc’s and 123’s – and the teachers who celebrated each triumph with them.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2018
I had to learn my abc’s and 123’s before entering college.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2011
Although abc's PrimeTime Live was initially the main contender, producers there grew uncomfortable with the perception of buying a story, and American Journal stepped in.
From Time Magazine Archive
Earlier this year, cosmetics maker Revlon became an integral part of a story line played out over three months on abc's soap opera All My Children, a groundbreaking deal that other advertisers hope to duplicate.
From Time Magazine Archive
For those who seek more human motives, there was the intriguing report on abc's Nightline that Applewhite had intimated to a friend that he was dying of cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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