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anno urbis conditae

[ahn-noh oor-bis kohn-di-tahy; English an-oh ur-bis kon-di-tee]
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Latin.
  1. in the year from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
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British Dictionary definitions for anno urbis conditae

anno urbis conditae

  1. the full form of AUC
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Word Origin

literally: in the year of the founding of the city
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