anno urbis conditae

[ahn-noh oor-bis kohn-di-tahy; English an-oh ur-bis kon-di-tee]

Latin.

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

Compare ab urbe condita.

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British Dictionary definitions for anno urbis conditae

anno urbis conditae

the full form of AUC

Word Origin for anno urbis conditae

literally: in the year of the founding of the city

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