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ac

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. acre; acres.


Ac 2 American  

abbreviation

Chemistry.
  1. acetate.

  2. acetyl.


Ac 3 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. actinium.


AC 4 American  

abbreviation

Electricity.
  1. alternating current.


A/C 5 American  
[ey-see] / ˈeɪˈsi /
Also AC, or a/c

abbreviation

  1. air conditioning.


A/C 6 American  
Or a/c

abbreviation

Bookkeeping.
  1. account.

  2. account current.


ac- 7 American  
  1. variant of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.


-ac 8 American  
  1. variant of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.


a.c. 9 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) before meals.


A.C. 10 American  

abbreviation

  1. before Christ.


A.C. 11 American  

abbreviation

  1. Army Corps.

  2. Athletic Club.


AC 1 British  

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)

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a.c. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

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a/c 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. account

  2. account current

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Ac 4 British  

symbol

  1. actinium

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ac 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Ascension Island

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A/C 6 British  

abbreviation

  1. Air Commodore

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AC Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of alternating current


Etymology

Origin of -ac8

From Latin -acus, from Greek -akos

Origin of a.c.9

From Latin ante cibum

Origin of A.C.10

From Latin ante Christum

Example Sentences

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But winger Eberechi Eze left for Arsenal, skipper Marc Guehi nearly joined Liverpool, then moved to Manchester City five months later and top scorer Jean-Philippe Mateta was on the verge of signing for AC Milan, only to fail a medical.

From BBC

Jens Petter Hauge, who played for AC Milan in 2020/21, gave his team the lead just before the hour mark after a mistake by Manuel Akanji had allowed Ole Blomberg in for an initial shot which was saved.

From Barron's

AC Milan then beat Juventus to win the Champions League in 2003, losing to Liverpool on penalties in the final two years later, before defeating the Reds to become European champions again in 2007.

From BBC

Inter's European exit comes despite being 10 points clear of rivals AC Milan in Serie A and a further four ahead of defending champions Napoli, who failed to make it out of the Champions League's league phase.

From BBC

Not only are the squad able to draw on the experiences of their last campaign, when they faced Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in the group of death, they have also accumulated big-game experiences in the interim.

From BBC