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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Continuing the reduction of Times content toward news mc nuggets.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
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
The wide radio band from, say 1 mc to 10,000 mc, remains as the rational choice.
From Time Magazine Archive
The awesome might of fusion energy can be explained by Albert Einstein's famed equation, E = mc 2.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sc, Sclerotic. ch, Choroid. pc, Ciliary processes. mc, Ciliary muscle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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
Young MC, Morris Day and Martina McBride were among those who said they would not perform at the concert series scheduled for June and July on the National Mall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Abel said at Berkshire’s annual meeting on May 2, his first as CEO and MC, that he and Buffett discuss potential stock purchases together in the Omaha office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Kimmel portrayed himself in a monologue as the MC of that upcoming banquet.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Our next MC is...,” he says, and a couple of people shout out their own names, as if that’ll make him call them.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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
The 200-A current through a spark plug moves 0.300 mC of charge.
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
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
Mr. Mc Garrell and other activists have raised concerns about metal grills on the dormitory windows, which he believed blocked the victims from escaping.
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
We remained at Sukkur about six weeks, in consequence of an order forwarded after us by Sir William Mc Naghten, under the apprehension that our services would be again wanted at Cabul.
From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William
After posting an opening for a technical writer, Mr. Mc- Gloon received “dozens and dozens” of résumés.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
I am so much for the women that I am for Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
“What are you talking about, Weasley?” barked Professor Mc- Gonagall.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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
It’s at once orderly and disorienting, as though following a plan drawn by M.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
On Sarah’s desk is a toy maze; on her wall hangs a print of M.C.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 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
Once again, it’s the creation of Scott Schultz and Christian Jacobs, also known as M.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
Sunday afternoon, August 25 God, it gets hot in M.C.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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