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Electricity. direct current.

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Words nearby dc

D.Bib., dbl., DBMS, DBS, dbx, dc, DCB, DCC, DCF, D.Ch.E., DCHP

Other definitions for dc (2 of 3)

abbreviation

dental corps.

Electricity. direct current.

District of Columbia (approved especially for use with zip code).

Other definitions for dc (3 of 3)

D.C.

abbreviation

Music. da capo.

Dictionary of Canadianisms.

Electricity. direct current.

District of Columbia.

Doctor of Chiropractic.

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How to use dc in a sentence

Kyle Dietrich, 36, is a host of one of the DC Dinner Parties.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Lennon casually told some DC friends about it and found there was local interest in establishing Dinner Parties.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
James Trainum was a police officer with the Washington, DC Metropolitan police force.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
GALLERY: 'JUSTICE FOR ALL' MARCH IN WASHINGTON DC There were plenty of representatives of the fringe too.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After raising a cool $2m last night, Will met the President today in DC while Kate visited a Harlem youth project.
Kate Middleton and Prince William's $2m Dinner|Tom Sykes|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Make a chain of about forty stitches, or one long enough to go round the wrist; Dc one row.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
That was something much more important than his disinclination to DC with the Knippel boys.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
We marched out of camp a couple of miles to a large flat grassy field where DC-6 planes were going to fly us to France.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
Do not attempt to operate on DC or line supplies of other voltages or frequency ratings than those stated on the cabinet back.
Zenith Television Receiver Operating Manual|Zenith Radio Corporation
The natives give the same common name to the Gynandropsis pentaphylla, DC.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for dc (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

music da capo

Detective Constable

direct currentCompare AC

district commissioner

Also: D.C. District of Columbia

defined-contribution

British Dictionary definitions for dc (2 of 2)

D.C.

abbreviation for (in the US and Canada)

Doctor of Chiropractic

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Scientific definitions for dc

Abbreviation of direct current

dc

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