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  • h.c.
    h.c.
    abbreviation
    for the sake of honor.
  • H.C.
    H.C.
    abbreviation
    Holy Communion.
  • HC
    HC
    abbreviation
    Holy Communion

h.c.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. for the sake of honor.


H.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Holy Communion.

  2. House of Commons.


HC British  

abbreviation

  1. Holy Communion

  2. (in Britain) House of Commons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of h.c.

From Latin honōris causā

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