Oc.
abbreviation
ocean.
Oc.
1 American
Or
oc.
abbreviation
o/c
2
American
abbreviation
oc-
3
American
o.c.
4
American
O.C.
5
American
abbreviation
Philately.
OC
1
British
abbreviation
-
Officer Commanding
-
Officer of the Order of Canada
o/c
2
British
abbreviation
Usage
What else does OC mean? The acronym OC can stand for all kinds of things: Orange County (California), original character, OxyContin, of course, offensive coordinator, officer commanding, and original content.
Etymology
Origin of o.c.
From Latin opere citātō o.c. for def. 2
Example Sentences
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High profile Los Angeles banking required a social presence and his face, along with his wife's, graced the social pages every time an event of any gossip-magnitude oc- curred.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
In the year 436, Theodoric, King of the Visigoths, superseded both these parties; and it is during his oc- cupation that the inner enceinte was raised upon the ruins of the Roman fortifications.
From A Little Tour in France by Henry James
How little I cared was manifest from my inaction on former oc- casions.
From A Little Tour in France by Henry James
He served with distinction throughout the Mexican War, and of his exemplary conduct in the battle of Buena Vista said only, "I was under fire from 6 o.c. until 4."
From Time Magazine Archive
Went to bed at 10 o.c, and about 2 o.c. a knocking at the door proves Mr. Paine.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Moncure Daniel Conway
“Then he went down to O.C. to be with his supporters,” Palmer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Wearing a blouse decorated with orange poppies, the bespectacled Barrios looked every bit the polite pol that O.C. leaders had taken her to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
You would expect this of a politician from an O.C. city with a progressive streak, like Santa Ana, Anaheim or even Laguna Woods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
The once-popular band started in 1978 and played at legendary Costa Mesa venue the Cuckoo’s Nest alongside celebrated bands from the early O.C. punk scene like the Adolescents, T.S.O.L.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
Just after noon the next day the O.C. sent for Stan.
From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Rutherford George Montgomery
Depending on whether OC 12 is present and whether the transistor has been activated, the bacterial cell produces an output molecule called OHC 14.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
For instance, the researchers built a bidirectional switch using two transistors that detect OC 12.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
GKN had previously pledged more than $3 million to nonprofits, including the OC Community Resilience Fund launched by the United Way, to help residents and business owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The clean-up was originally scheduled for June 4, but was delayed due to “unavailable resources,” the OC Health Care Agency said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Draw through D a perpendicular to OD, produce OC to cut it in E, the instantaneous axis.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various
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