LC
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left center.
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letter of credit.
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Printing. lower case.
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left centre (of a stage, etc)
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loco citato
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printing lower case
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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
Previous research has shown that LC activation, coupled with its ensuing norepinephrine production, might improve performance on tasks that require attention to discern between visual stimuli.
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
“This Laptop Has Been Drinking,” in her 2020 show at LC Queisser in Tbilisi, comprises a stained table bearing what’s described as a “wine-soaked laptop,” lid closed, containing “four excised poems.”
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
Because of the variety of formats and types of texts, to capitalize the equipment and have the talents and skills to operate them at LC would be extremely expensive.
From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress
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