abc
/eɪ biː ˈsiː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.24 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Do you know your ABC? (US: Do you know your ABCs?)"
- "the ABC of finance"
- "This was the Alma Mater of the Brigade, where it learned its A B C of military tactics."
- "At the same time I was endeavoring to learn the a-b-c of farming. It is not the kind of thing that is easily learned from books."
- "With her expert guidance, even a novice like me can have a taste of the focused, structured world of a Cunningham dance. The solo is possibly his plainest, almost an ABC of his meticulous approach to subdividing the body in motion — twist, bend, reach, step."
- ""That will do. How are the trains for Netherhempsfield?" Greatorex put down the notebook and took up an "ABC.""
Etymology
From Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: abece
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Obsolete
- British usage
- Derogatory
- Informal
- Slang