ac

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. acre; acres.

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Ac ² American  

abbreviation

Chemistry.

1. acetate.

2. acetyl.

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Ac ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. actinium.

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AC ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Electricity.

1. alternating current.

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A/C ⁵ American  

[ey-see] / ˈeɪˈsi /

Also AC, or a/c

abbreviation

1. air conditioning.

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A/C ⁶ American  

Or a/c

abbreviation

Bookkeeping.

1. account.

2. account current.

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ac- ⁷ American  

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

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-ac ⁸ American  

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

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a.c. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) before meals.

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A.C. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. before Christ.

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A.C. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Army Corps.

2. Athletic Club.

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A/C ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Commodore

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ac ² British  

abbreviation

1. Ascension Island

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AC ³ 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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Ac ⁴ British  

symbol

1. actinium

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a.c. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

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a/c ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. account

2. account current

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AC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of alternating current

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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

AC Milan and Inter Milan are reconstructing the San Siro, while PSG are planning to build a stadium that could surpass Stade de France's 80,000 capacity.

From Barron's

Mid-table Premier League clubs such as Brentford and Fulham can easily rival Italian clubs AC Milan and Juventus in the transfer market.

From BBC

They can do double-duty as both home heaters and AC units and are pretty good at maintaining a constant temperature inside a home without the blast-then-cool-off cycle typical of a furnace.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

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