EC
European Community.
EC
1 American
ec-
2
American
e.c.
3
American
abbreviation
E.C.
4
American
abbreviation
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Engineering Corps.
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Established Church.
EC
1
British
abbreviation
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European Community (now subsumed within the European Union)
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(in London postal code) East Central
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Ecuador (international car registration)
ec-
2
British
combining form
ec
3
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of e.c.
From Latin exemplī causā
Example Sentences
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The EC also called for scrapping the laws that paved the way for development.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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
It has sent a number of requests for information to Shein in the past and EC spokesperson Thomas Regnier told the BBC's World Business Report that Shein was "very cooperative".
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
“Consumer confidence remained below its long-term average,” the EC said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The helicopter was a Colibri EC 120B, one of the quietest in the world.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
NOTE.—e-, ec-, and ef- are euphonic variations of ex-.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton
Emotional utterances Physical sensation, not Soul, produces material ec- 7:18 stasy and emotion.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
LONDON: robert banks, racquet court, fleet street. e.c.
From The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 by Joseph Wild
WARD, LOCK, BOWDEN, AND CO. london: warwick house, salisbury square, e.c. new york: east 12th street. melbourne: st. james’s street. sydney: york street.
From Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest by Theodore Watts
The attraction-spheres are near one side of the ovum, and are connected with its periphery by a cone of fibres forming a polar circle, p.c.; e.c., equatorial circle.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes
Limited new york: the macmillan company 1905 All rights reserved Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, bread street hill, e.c., and bungay, suffolk.
From The Little Duke by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, bread street hill, e.c., and bungay, suffolk.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould
The swashbuckling 17-minute short is a pitch-perfect elaboration on newspaper cartoonist E.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“More people have looked through that telescope than any other telescope else in the world,” E.C.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Although one might be tempted to believe that the rats simply learned how to find their way through a conditioned series of right and left turns, E.C.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The undefeated Vikings are on cruise control after Stevenson highlighted a 74-51 win over E.C.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2020
I studied the sketch, the artist’s initials: E.C.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Abdelhameid: Most commonly probably known as home ec.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
But shop class and home ec also teach a broader range of skills.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Rock singer and guitarist Eric Clapton simply tweeted: "'Always and ever'…….. ec".
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2023
“This would enable a food service manager or extension agent or home ec teacher to diagnose and correct food preparation errors,” she wrote.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
“We just saw this episode two weeks ago. Lashonda flunks home ec and gets caught lending Troy’s letter jacket to that college guy she’s been dating on the side.”
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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