mc
mc
1 American
MC
2
American
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Marine Corps.
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master of ceremonies.
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Medical Corps.
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Member of Congress.
mC
3
American
abbreviation
Mc
4
American
Mc
5
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
Mc-
6
American
Mc-
7
American
Also
Mc-.
M.C.
8
American
abbreviation
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Master Commandant.
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master of ceremonies.
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Medical Corps.
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Member of Congress.
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Member of Council.
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British. Military Cross.
MC
1
British
abbreviation
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Master of Ceremonies
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astrology Medium Coeli
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(in the US) Member of Congress
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(in Britain) Military Cross
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Monaco (international car registration)
Mc-
2
British
prefix
mc
3
British
abbreviation
Usage
What does MC mean? MC stands for master of ceremonies, or someone who acts as a host for an event, especially by introducing speakers and performers at a party or broadcast. In hip-hop music, MC is sometimes used as a synonym for “rapper” or “artist."How is MC pronounced?[ em-cee ]What are other forms of MC?
- emcee
- M. C.
Etymology
Origin of Mc-
< Mc(Donald's), chain of fast-food restaurants
Example Sentences
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I don't know what you mean by "news mc nuggets", but the alerts have links to full articles.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
Continuing the reduction of Times content toward news mc nuggets.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
There are even "nerdcore" hip-hop artists, like Atlanta-based mc chris, whose Fett's Vette is rapped entirely from the point of view of the bounty hunter from the Star Wars movies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The wide radio band from, say 1 mc to 10,000 mc, remains as the rational choice.
From Time Magazine Archive
This evening was given to mc by A. A. 5l., and through ditto 2s.
From A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part by George Müller
About a decade ago, Erik Emely, a longtime MC, coined “Chesapeake Cowboys” and pitched a reality TV show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rich and I flew in from some tour date for one night, and I remember MC Hammer winning and doing something with Pepsi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Among the artists who have publicly backed out are Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, Morris Day and the Commodores.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
“I have informed my agents that I will not be performing at the Freedom 250 event,” “Bust a Move” rapper Young MC, a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
MC boy looked around at the swarming, grinning, chattering crowd.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
What is the capacitance of a large Van de Graaff generator’s terminal, given that it stores 8.00 mC of charge at a voltage of 12.0 MV?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
What voltage must be applied to an 8.00 nF capacitor to store 0.160 mC of charge?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The 200-A current through a spark plug moves 0.300 mC of charge.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Fastq files were aligned to SNP-substituted reference genomes for each accession using Bowtie, and custom algorithms were used for identification of mC sites as described previously.
From Nature ● Mar. 13, 2013
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme, Mc McGrath said his son's mood could change greatly from "hyper" to "very emotional".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
"People are living in a horrific nightmare," Mc Cain said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2023
“It was a poorly designed building,” said Mr. Mc Garrell, who lives in the village of Chenapou, which has a population of 800 and lost four residents in the fire, including the twins, he said.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
Prosecutor Jill Mc Culler said the man, a 26-year-old Syrian citizen, was arrested shortly after midnight, German news agency dpa reported.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Between them a Debate over our Dinner, as to whether the Red Deer or the Fallow Deer were the better Venison, and both Mr. Gollope and Mr. Goblestone do say the Fallow, but Mr. Mc.
From Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick by Richard Doyle
After posting an opening for a technical writer, Mr. Mc- Gloon received “dozens and dozens” of résumés.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
Half the stud heroes in action films have a surname beginning with Mc-, but there aren't many films about Irish Americans.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am so much for the women that I am for Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick.
From Time Magazine Archive
As we idled, stunned and silent in front of Dori Dilson’s sign, Susan’s parents came and retrieved her from Mr. Mc- Shane’s car.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
“There was a bunch of grapes next to him,” said Professor Mc- Gonagall.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
It’s at once orderly and disorienting, as though following a plan drawn by M.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$,” he wrote.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
Well-known visual examples of this kind of tiling can be found in the artwork of M.C.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
As with most sequels, it is — almost by definition — less essential than the original, whose conceits and M.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
When we had dressed the M.C. came in and gave us each five dollars, except Tatlock, who got ten for being last in the ring.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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