bc


abbreviation
  1. Music. basso continuo.

  2. 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)

BC

abbreviation
  1. Scuba Diving. buoyancy compensator.

  2. British Columbia, Canada (approved for postal use).

Other definitions for b.c. (3 of 5)

b.c.

abbreviation
  1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).

usage note For b.c.

The abbreviation b.c. “before Christ” is always placed after a date or century: Cleopatra lived from 69 to 30 b.c. The war took place in the first century b.c. See also a.d.1

Other definitions for B/C (4 of 5)

B/C

  1. bills for collection.

Other definitions for B.C. (5 of 5)

B.C.

abbreviation
  1. Bachelor of Chemistry.

  2. Bachelor of Commerce.

  1. bass clarinet.

  2. battery commander.

  3. British Columbia.

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British Dictionary definitions for BC

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. British Columbia

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Cultural definitions for B.C.

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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