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ABC

1

[ ey-bee-see ]

noun

, plural ABC's, ABCs.


ABC

2

abbreviation for

  1. Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.
  2. atomic, biological, and chemical:

    ABC warfare.

A.B.C.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Advance Booking Charter.
  2. Alcoholic Beverage Control.

ABC

1

abbreviation for

  1. (formerly, of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical
  2. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. American Broadcasting Company
  4. Audit Bureau of Circulation
  5. Australian-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in Australia
  6. American-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in the US
  7. acceptable behaviour contract: a voluntary written agreement between someone who has been involved in anti-social behaviour and a local agency such as a housing association, council, or police


ABC

2

noun

  1. plural in US the rudiments of a subject
  2. an alphabetical guide to a subject
  3. often plural in US the alphabet

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Example Sentences

The program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.

Her mother told ABC News she believes Manson loves her daughter, and that “she has been good to him.”

After rumored courting by both ABC and NBC, Pippa Middleton is reportedly inking a deal to become a Today correspondent.

Among her detractors was Dr. Bob Arnot, who covered medical issues for NBC before Snyderman joined the network from ABC News.

While King has shepherded The Good Wife, Commander in Chief was championed by ABC executive Anne Sweeney.

Thus prepared in his “ABC's,” the would-be aviator finally makes his departure for the actual flying school.

The line abc in both figures shows the variation of free surface level, supposing the pipe frictionless.

B clamps his instrument and reads off the angle ABC, and the time observer begins to note the time of transit.

Assume that we want to afford security for our main body from any especially dangerous sector such as ABC.

The questions he asked might have been those of a newly-fledged barrister, who had not learnt the ABC of his profession!

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