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• EC
  EC

  European Community.
• ec-
  ec-

  variant of ex- before a consonant.
• e.c.
  e.c.

  abbreviation

  for the sake of example.
• E.C.
  E.C.

  abbreviation

  Engineering Corps.
• ec
  ec

  abbreviation

  Ecuador

EC

¹ American  

1. European Community.

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ec- ² American  

1. variant of ex- before a consonant.

   eccentric.

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e.c. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. for the sake of example.

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E.C. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Engineering Corps.

2. Established Church.

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EC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. European Community (now subsumed within the European Union)

2. (in London postal code) East Central

3. Ecuador (international car registration)

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ec- ² British  

combining form

1. out from; away from

   ecbolic

   eccentric

   ecdysis

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ec ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Ecuador

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Etymology

Origin of e.c.

From Latin exemplī causā

Example Sentences

This prolonged release is strong enough to activate EC cells and send signals to the brain.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

When acetylcholine was introduced to lab-grown gut tissue containing EC cells, those cells responded by releasing serotonin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

“Consumer confidence remained well below its long-term average,” the EC said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Typically, the EC addresses potentially anticompetitive mergers by requiring the divestment of overlapping businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The helicopter was a Colibri EC 120B, one of the quietest in the world.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz