bc
Music. basso continuo.
blind copy: used as a notation on the copy of a letter or other document sent to a third person without the addressee's knowledge.: Also bcc
Other definitions for BC (2 of 5)
Scuba Diving. buoyancy compensator.
British Columbia, Canada (approved for postal use).
Other definitions for b.c. (3 of 5)
before Christ (used in indicating dates).
usage note For b.c.
Other definitions for B/C (4 of 5)
bills for collection.
Other definitions for B.C. (5 of 5)
Bachelor of Chemistry.
Bachelor of Commerce.
bass clarinet.
battery commander.
British Columbia.
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How to use bc in a sentence
FSU is currently ranked second in their division, BCS, and are 9-0 for the season.
Jameis Winston Rape Ruling to Come After ACC Championship | Caroline Linton | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOur side is not above an old-fashioned threat: Destroy the BCS, and you might get something worse.
The BCS countered that move by hiring Fleischer, who is an expert at defending the home team.
The pro-playoff forces claim a popular mandate (85 percent of college fans disapprove of the BCS, according to one Gallup poll).
But the pro-BCS coalition, like Fleischer and me, has the pads on and is ready for battle.
British Dictionary definitions for BC
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
British Columbia
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Cultural definitions for B.C.
An abbreviation used with dates of events that took place before the birth of Jesus. b.c. stands for before Christ. (Compare a.d.; see b.c.e.)
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