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LC

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. landing craft.

  2. Biology, Ecology. least concern.


L/C 2 American  
Or l/c
  1. letter of credit.


l.c. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. in the place cited.


l.c. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. left center.

  2. letter of credit.

  3. Printing. lower case.


L.C. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Library of Congress.


lc 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. left centre (of a stage, etc)

  2. loco citato

  3. printing lower case

"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

LC 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Library of Congress

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L/C 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. letter of credit

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lc 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Saint Lucia

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Etymology

Origin of l.c.

From Latin locō citātō

Example Sentences

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In 1901 it started to use the LC classification system for organizing materials by subject, and by 1950, it had created the National Union Catalog, shaping how research libraries store their holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The collaboration also taps into a sense of nostalgia, which can’t be said for other major brands, like Betsey Johnson or LC Lauren Conrad, that also came out with food-shaped purses of their own.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024

To see if there was a causal relationship between this increased activity and performance, they also used a method called optogenetics to increase activity in the LC while the animals were performing the task.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Art pieces sprinkled throughout the park include “Those Who Came Before Us,” by artist Lisa Jackson of the Suquamish Tribe, and “Community,” by LC Pitre.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Leeds; LC, Hunt. 24o     76 416 Microcosmographie or Characters Entry by the third hand.

From The Library of William Congreve by Hodges, John Cunyus