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anno urbis conditae

American  
[ahn-noh oor-bis kohn-di-tahy, an-oh ur-bis kon-di-tee] / ˈɑn noʊ ˈur bɪs ˈkoʊn dɪˌtaɪ, ˈæn oʊ ˈɜr bɪs ˈkɒn dɪˌti /
Latin.

  1. in the year from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). A.U.C.

anno urbis conditae British  
/ ˈænəʊ ˈɜːbɪs ˈkɒndɪˌtiː /

  1. the full form of AUC

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Etymology

Origin of anno urbis conditae

literally: in the year of the founding of the city

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