a.c.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) before meals.

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ac ² American  

abbreviation

1. acre; acres.

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Ac ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. actinium.

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A.C. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Army Corps.

2. Athletic Club.

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AC ⁵ American  

abbreviation

Electricity.

1. alternating current.

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ac- ⁶ American  

1. variant of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.

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Ac ⁷ American  

abbreviation

Chemistry.

1. acetate.

2. acetyl.

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A.C. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. before Christ.

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A/C ⁹ American  

[ey-see] / ˈeɪˈsi /

Also AC, or a/c

abbreviation

1. air conditioning.

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A/C ¹⁰ American  

Or a/c

abbreviation

Bookkeeping.

1. account.

2. account current.

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-ac ¹¹ American  

1. variant of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.

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a.c. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

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a/c ² British  

abbreviation

1. account

2. account current

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Ac ³ British  

symbol

1. actinium

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ac ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Ascension Island

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AC ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. alternating current Compare DC

2. ante Christum

3. Air Corps

4. athletic club

5. Companion of the Order of Australia

6. appellation d'origine contrôlée: the highest French wine classification; indicates that the wine meets strict requirements concerning area of production, strength, etc See VDQS vin de pays vin de table

7. Aelodau'r Cynulliad: Member of the Assembly (that is, the National Assembly of Wales)

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A/C ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Commodore

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AC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of alternating current

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Etymology

Origin of a.c.¹

From Latin ante cibum

Origin of A.C.¹

From Latin ante Christum

Origin of -ac¹

From Latin -acus, from Greek -akos

Example Sentences

A big football fan, he had moved back from Central America to run one of the local football clubs AC Ajaccio.

From BBC

Under his presidency, AC Ajaccio were even promoted to the top flight of French football, Ligue 1.

From BBC

Inter have collected 25 points from a possible 27 since losing the Milan derby in late November and again showed a ruthlessness in dealing with the smaller sides that both AC Milan and Napoli have lacked.

From Barron's

His acquisition of AC Milan has proven more successful.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cardinale and the other members of AC Milan’s senior management faced fan protests last May over the team’s operations and the club’s performance on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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