dc
direct current.
dc
1 American
Or
d.c.
DC
2
American
abbreviation
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dental corps.
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Electricity. direct current.
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District of Columbia (approved especially for use with zip code).
D.C.
3
American
abbreviation
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Music. da capo.
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Dictionary of Canadianisms.
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Electricity. direct current.
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Doctor of Chiropractic.
D.C.
1
British
abbreviation
DC
2
British
abbreviation
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music da capo
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Detective Constable
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direct current Compare AC
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district commissioner
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Also: D.C.. District of Columbia
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defined-contribution
DC
Scientific
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Bloom said its systems are built to support higher-density AI workloads more efficiently, with a technology platform aligned to emerging standards such as 800 V dc.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Singer Michael Tait of Newsboys and of dc Talk is 53.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2019
Young tweeted back: “I had no ability to enroll my kids. I had no dc address, no utility bill, no pay stub with dc withholding. I didn’t ask for a favor.”
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2017
Again, since b and d are at the same potential, the IR drop along dc must equal the IR drop along bc.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Before she could dc so he was already in the room.
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Sir Hall Caine
Leah Byrne, who plays DC Rose Dickson, says the show is "very unashamedly Scottish".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And that may explain why they seem to be less popular than other DC heroes.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Kyle Chandler stars as the DC Universe’s intergalactic policeman, who begrudgingly works with a younger member of his force played by Aaron Pierre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Green Lantern, a secondary figure in the DC Comics pantheon, had the ill luck to be trapped in a 2011 Ryan Reynolds film even its director didn’t like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She has retired from her most recent job as a bank secretary and has dedicated much of her time as a volunteer usher at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
About 100,000 people are expected to see acts including Charli xcx, Raye, Chase & Status, Dave and Fontaines D.C. ahead of the annual event closing on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Allen said he was inspired by “the joy on my own niece’s face when she opened up a book with her name on it” to write a D.C. law called “Books From Birth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
About two dozen states and Washington, D.C. sued.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Openwheel racing has always had an international flavor, said Rahal Letterman, a driver for Lanigan Racing, who added that the D.C. course has infused the sport with an added patriotism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
After returning to the United States, he served as a city councillor in Washington, D.C., where his uncompromising positions made him many friends and numerous adversaries.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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