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. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

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AC ² 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 ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Ascension Island

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A/C ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Commodore

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a/c ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. account

2. account current

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Ac ⁶ British  

symbol

1. actinium

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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

Milan has long been the economic capital of Italy and is used to holding international events, from fashion weeks to design fairs and football matches by its two top-flight clubs, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

From Barron's

The upcoming six-episode series will follow the anti-corruption unit AC-12, after being disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards, as the team members are assigned their most sensitive case so far.

From BBC

Designed by the acclaimed firm AC Martin Architects, the development will include 12 three-bedroom townhomes, each housing six children.

From MarketWatch

Playing in the Champions League earned Slovan about £18m in TV revenue on top of increased crowds, commercial deals and visibility - hosting Manchester City and AC Milan and travelling to Bayern and Atletico.

From BBC

Tudor won back-to-back Serie A titles with Juventus in 2001-02 and 2002-03, also starting in the 2003 Champions League final, which his side lost to AC Milan.

From BBC

Related Words

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