b.c.

¹ American  

Or B.C.

abbreviation

1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).

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BC ² American  

abbreviation

1. Scuba Diving. buoyancy compensator.

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

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B/C ³ American  

1. bills for collection.

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B.C. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Chemistry.

2. Bachelor of Commerce.

3. bass clarinet.

4. battery commander.

5. British Columbia.

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bc ⁵ American  

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

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BC British  

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

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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

Each group winner in Leagues B, C and D will be promoted one league, while the teams finishing bottom of their groups in Leagues A, B and C will be relegated to the next level.

From BBC

The teams finishing second in Leagues B, C and D will enter play-offs against teams that finish third in Leagues A, B and C in relegation play-offs.

From BBC

But the sellers of those chips and servers at companies B, C and D report the revenue and profit right away.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A, B, C . . .” And I point to the letters as we say them.

From Literature

"If we cannot, I'm thinking about plan B, C and even D. I am an engineer, always planning."

From BBC