bc
/ˌbiːˈsiː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.49 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
name
name
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Initialism of Boston College.
name
Initialism of Baguio City.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "This would be a BC-breaking change."
- "Had the cutest elderly man come for a hairy today, told me he had to put his glasses on for the photos bc thy ^([sic]) made him look better"
Etymology
Calque of Latin ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage