EC

European Community.

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Definition for ec (2 of 4)

ec-

variant of ex-³ before a consonant: eccentric.

Definition for ec (3 of 4)

e.c.

for the sake of example.

Origin of e.c.

From the Latin word exemplī causā

Definition for ec (4 of 4)

E.C.

Engineering Corps.

Established Church.

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Example sentences from the Web for ec

The part between the end of the 401 and the EC Row expressway is already in the process of being re-graded and expanded.
In Defense of Private Bridges|Noah Kristula-Green|June 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With our daughter, who is almost two-and-a-half, we did EC, elimination communication.
A Gifted Man’s Leading Lady|Jace Lacob|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This first change merely made EC the same for all the planets, and equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
This diminutive ending is formed from that in ec by the addition of en.
Surnames as a Science|Robert Ferguson

It is thus in contrast to the abstract-forming suffix -ec- .
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto|Ivy Kellerman Reed
If we put a battery in the grid circuit we can let EC represent the number of volts applied to the grid-filament or C-circuit.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
To support this view, they even quote the word of Solomon that "there is no new thing under the sun," Ec 1, 9.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II|Martin Luther

British Dictionary definitions for ec (1 of 3)

the internet domain name for

Ecuador

British Dictionary definitions for ec (2 of 3)

abbreviation for

European Community (now subsumed within the European Union)

(in London postal code) East Central

Ecuador (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for ec (3 of 3)

ec-

combining form

out from; away fromecbolic; eccentric; ecdysis

Word Origin for ec-

from Greek ek (before a vowel ex) out of, away from; see ex- 1

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Medical definitions for ec

ec-

pref.

Out; outside of:eclabium.