EC

¹

1. European Community.

ec-

²

1. variant of ex- before a consonant.

   eccentric.

e.c.

³

abbreviation

1. for the sake of example.

E.C.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Engineering Corps.

2. Established Church.

EC

¹

abbreviation

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

2. (in London postal code) East Central

3. Ecuador (international car registration)

ec-

²

combining form

1. out from; away from

   ecbolic

   eccentric

   ecdysis

ec

³

abbreviation

1. Ecuador

Word History and Origins

Origin of EC¹

From Latin exemplī causā

Word History and Origins

Origin of EC¹

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

Example Sentences

The EC model shows a band of rain crossing the UK on Friday night and Saturday with Gabrielle bringing extremely wet and windy weather to Portugal by Sunday.

From BBC

EC: Once it becomes the most exciting idea.

From Los Angeles Times

"Based on feedback from the EC in connection with the DMA, we expect we will need to make some modifications to our model," Meta said in its quarterly earnings statement.

From BBC

Their focus then turned to making sure the EC enforced its decision.

From BBC

The EC Gull Screeching competition is held every year in an attempt to change the image of seagulls, which some people see as a nuisance.

From BBC