Ac

¹

abbreviation

Chemistry.

1. acetate.

2. acetyl.

AC

²

abbreviation

Electricity.

1. alternating current.

ac-

³

1. variant of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.

A.C.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Army Corps.

2. Athletic Club.

ac

⁵

abbreviation

1. acre; acres.

A.C.

⁶

abbreviation

1. before Christ.

Ac

⁷

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. actinium.

a.c.

⁸

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) before meals.

A/C

⁹

Also AC,
Or a/c

[ey-see]

abbreviation

1. air conditioning.

A/C

¹⁰

Or a/c

abbreviation

Bookkeeping.

1. account.

2. account current.

-ac

¹¹

1. variant of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.

AC

¹

abbreviation

1. alternating current Compare DC

2. ante Christum

3. Air Corps

4. athletic club

5. Companion of the Order of Australia

6. appellation d'origine contrôlée: the highest French wine classification; indicates that the wine meets strict requirements concerning area of production, strength, etc See VDQS vin de pays vin de table

7. Aelodau'r Cynulliad: Member of the Assembly (that is, the National Assembly of Wales)

A/C

²

abbreviation

1. Air Commodore

a/c

³

abbreviation

1. account

2. account current

a.c.

⁴

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

Ac

⁵

symbol

1. actinium

ac

⁶

abbreviation

1. Ascension Island

AC

1. Abbreviation of alternating current

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ac¹

From Latin ante Christum

Origin of Ac²

From Latin ante cibum

Origin of Ac³

From Latin -acus, from Greek -akos

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ac¹

(for sense 2) Latin: before Christ

Origin of Ac²

Latin: before meals

Example Sentences

Inter coach Cristian Chivu started with Lautaro Martinez and Ange-Yoan Bonny up front, benching Marcus Thuram after Sunday's disappointing derby defeat by AC Milan.

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This is just the start of a bumper afternoon of London Supporters' League action that also includes AC Milan, Fiorentina, Genoa and Lazio, but on any given weekend you can find Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, Lyon, Roma, Monza or Panathinaikos here.

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Elche striker Silva, who has represented Portugal 53 times, was Jota's team-mate at Porto and also played for AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig.

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Among other investments, RedBird owns the Italian football team AC Milan.

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For most of us, it’s like lighting cash on fire every time our furnace or AC kicks on.

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Related Words

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