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  dc

  direct current.
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  DC

  abbreviation

  dental corps.
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  D.C.

  abbreviation

  da capo.

dc

¹ American  

Or d.c.

1. Electricity. direct current.

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DC ² American  

abbreviation

1. dental corps.

2. Electricity. direct current.

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

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D.C. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Music. da capo.

2. Dictionary of Canadianisms.

3. Electricity. direct current.

4. District of Columbia.

5. Doctor of Chiropractic.

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D.C. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Chiropractic

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DC ² British  

abbreviation

1. music da capo

2. Detective Constable

3. direct current Compare AC

4. district commissioner

5. Also: D.C..  District of Columbia

6. defined-contribution

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DC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of direct current

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Example Sentences

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 55.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2021

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

Let ao represent the direction or angle at which it is placed, draw od to meet the scale at d, at d raise vertical dc, which gives the height of the fence at oo�.

From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by Storey, G. A. (George Adolphus)

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