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B.C.E.

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.
Bachelor of Christian Education.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
before (the) Common Era.

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Words nearby B.C.E.

bc, BCA, BCAR, bcc, BCD, B.C.E., B cell, B.Cer.E., BCF, BCG, BCG vaccine
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British Dictionary definitions for B.C.E.

BCE

abbreviation for

Before Common Era (used, esp by non-Christians, in numbering years bc)
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Scientific definitions for B.C.E.

BCE

Abbreviation for before the Common Era.
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Cultural definitions for B.C.E.

B.C.E.

An abbreviation sometimes used in place of b.c. It means “before the Common Era.”

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