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BC

abbr.
1. Bachelor of Chemistry
2. or bc before Christ
3. British Columbia
4. buoyancy compensator
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BC

abbreviation for
1. Also: B.C. (indicating years numbered back from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) before Christ: in 54 bc Caesar came. Compare AD
2. (Placename) British Columbia
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BC

British Columbia.

B.C.

or BC,

1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).
2. British Columbia.
usage: See A.D.
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BC

Because
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.BC - before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
B.C., before Christ
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Translations
قَبْل الميلادقَبْلَ الـمِيلاد
př. n. l.před Kristem
f.Krf.Kr.f.v.t
eKr.
prije nove ere
Kr.e
紀元前
기원전
prieš Kristų/Kristaus gimimą
pirms musu eras, pirms Kristus
pred Kristompred naším letopočtom
pred Kristusompred našim štetjem
f. Kr.
ตัวย่อของก่อนคริสต์ศักราช
İÖMilâttan önce
trước CN

BC

A. ADV ABBR =Before Christ → a. de C., a.C., A.C.
B. N ABBR (Canada) =British Columbia
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BC

B.C. [ˌbiːˈsiː] abbr (=before Christ) → av. J.-C.
in 200 BC → en deux cents avant Jésus-Christ
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BC

1 abbr of before Christ → v. Chr
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BC

[ˌbiːˈsiː] adv abbr =before Christ → a.C.
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

BC

(ˌbiː gsiː) abbreviation
before Christ (used in dates; also used by non-Christians). in (the year) 470 BC.
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BC

→ قَبْلَ الـمِيلاد př. n. l. f.Kr. v.Chr. π.Χ. a. C., a.C. eKr. avant J.-C. prije nove ere a.C. 紀元前 기원전 v.C. f.Kr. p.n.e. a.C. до н.э. f. Kr. ตัวย่อของก่อนคริสต์ศักราช İÖ trước CN 公元前
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