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    JC
    junior college.
  • J.C.
    J.C.
    abbreviation
    Jesus Christ.

JC

1 American  
  1. junior college.


J.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Jesus Christ.

  2. Julius Caesar.

  3. jurisconsult.


J.C. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Jesus Christ

  2. Julius Caesar

"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

JC 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. jurisconsult

"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 J.C.

J.C. ( def. 3 ) from Latin jūris cōnsultus


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JC: Well, they’ve come up with a uniquely American solution to the problem: more breaks for TV commercials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

JC: I regret to inform you that your squirrel obviously hadn’t heard about the sky-high prices at this World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Individual retailers could be in for more pain too, Roth Capital Partners Chief Market Technician JC O’Hara warns.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

Fatone, 49, purchased the sprawling 10,000-square-foot Orlando dwelling for $2.65 million in August 2001, when he and his bandmates—Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick—were at the height of their fame.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

Someone arranged blue bits into squiggly initials: JC + CC.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Asked how simple pieces of metal can be so lucrative, King Slide executive vice president J.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

At the start of the 1970s, before the dollar’s link to gold was severed, an ounce might have gotten you an off-the-rack seersucker at J.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

“Eres ciudadano Americano,” the Border Patrol agent, identified only as J.C., asked a man in the Montebello tow yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

As the winds whipped out of the north, and embers began to rain down, almost everyone had left J.C.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

“We can buy a jacket at J.C. Penney. It’s not too expensive,” Mamá said.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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