bc

¹

abbreviation

1. Music.,  basso continuo.

2. blind copy: used as a notation on the copy of a letter or other document sent to a third person without the addressee's knowledge. Also

BC

²

abbreviation

1. Scuba Diving.,  buoyancy compensator.

2. British Columbia, Canada (approved for postal use).

B/C

³

1. bills for collection.

b.c.

⁴

Or B.C.

abbreviation

1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).

B.C.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Chemistry.

2. Bachelor of Commerce.

3. bass clarinet.

4. battery commander.

5. British Columbia.

BC

abbreviation

1. Also: B.C.. (indicating years numbered back from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) before Christ Compare AD

   in 54 bc Caesar came

2. British Columbia

Usage

The abbreviation b.c. “before Christ” is always placed after a date or century: Cleopatra lived from 69 to 30 b.c. The war took place in the first century b.c. See also a.d. ¹

Example Sentences

“Howdy is by far the lowest priced ad-free service offered by a major company in the U.S.,” said Brahm Eiley, president at Victoria, B.C.-based the Convergence Research Group in an email.

From Los Angeles Times

They were referred to in court as Females B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Five of the women looked completely unconscious in the videos.

From BBC

The report said a geologist found unsuitable conditions at Canyon during a Jan. 18 walk-through: “Smoke odor was noted upon entering all rooms in Buildings A, B, C, D, and Room 21 in Building F.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Selena Gomez picked illegals over America b/c she’s the 3rd gen descendant of Mexican illegals who received citizenship in the ’87 Amnesty,” Parker wrote on X. “She has an entitlement attitude toward America, like her illegal g’parents. Maybe Selena should be deported, too?”

From Los Angeles Times

She also teaches folks about negotiating severance, what to do if unemployment runs out and how to think about plans B, C and D when plan A doesn’t materialize.

From Salon