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BC

adv
/biːˈsiː/

Etymology

Calque of Latin ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.

  1. calqued from ante Christum

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Before Christ.

    • The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220.
    • [...]Hi vang, King of Yen and of Corea, was defeated, taken and killed in the Year 259 before the Birth of Chriſt, according to the Chineſe Hiſtory, and Tſin vang was acknowledged for Emperor of all China by the Name of Tſin chi hoang ti.

  2. Initialism of British Columbia

    Initialism of British Columbia: a province of Canada.

  3. Initialism of Baja California

    Initialism of Baja California: a state of Mexico.

  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. Initialism of Boston College.

    2. Initialism of Baguio City.

    3. Initialism of birth control.

    4. Initialism of benzalkonium chloride.

    5. Initialism of battlecruiser.

    6. Initialism of backward compatibility.

      • This would be a BC-breaking change.

    7. Initialism of border collie.

    8. Initialism of borough council.

    9. Initialism of board-certified.

    10. Abbreviation of because.

    11. Abbreviation of basso continuo.

    12. Initialism of bodycam.

    13. Initialism of blind carbon copy.

The neighborhood

Derived

BC Coast, BCer, BC Interior, Coast of BC, Interior of BC

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for BC. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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