mc

¹ American  

1. megacycle.

2. meter-candle.

3. millicurie; millicuries.

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MC ² American  

1. Marine Corps.

2. master of ceremonies.

3. Medical Corps.

4. Member of Congress.

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mC ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Electricity. millicoulomb; millicoulombs.

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Mc ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. megacurie; megacuries.

2. megacycle.

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Mc ⁵ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. moscovium.

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Mc- ⁶ American  

1. a combining form, used especially to form nonce words, with the meaning “generic; homogenized”.

   McSchools that offer no individual attention; reading McNews instead of a serious newspaper.

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Mc- ⁷ American  

Also Mc-.

1. variant of Mac-.

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M.C. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. Master Commandant.

2. master of ceremonies.

3. Medical Corps.

4. Member of Congress.

5. Member of Council.

6. British. Military Cross.

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MC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Master of Ceremonies

2. astrology Medium Coeli

3. (in the US) Member of Congress

4. (in Britain) Military Cross

5. Monaco (international car registration)

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Mc- ² British  

prefix

1. a variant of Mac-

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mc ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Monaco

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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.

What are some other words related to MC?D.J.

Etymology

Origin of Mc-

< Mc(Donald's), chain of fast-food restaurants

Example Sentences

The findings come from a study led by Erasmus MC in The Netherlands and the University of California, Davis, recently published in Scientific Reports.

From Science Daily

"We diagnosed high pathogenicity avian influenza as the cause of death for nearly all of the dead skuas we found at Beak Island," said first author Matteo Iervolino, a Ph.D. candidate at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

From Science Daily

"We let the virus slip out through our fingers when it first emerged in the poultry industry," said corresponding senior author Thijs Kuiken, a professor at Erasmus MC.

From Science Daily

After tweaking the verse that Black Thought, the band’s lead MC and co-founder, wrote for her, Eve laid down her vocals, rhyming the lyrics “Another lonely night? / It seems like I’m on the side, you only lovin’ your mic.”

From Los Angeles Times

We value the MC business at $62 a share, and you get the AEC business for free.

From Barron's

Related Words

• emcee
• moderator
• ringmaster