BC

Adv

Initialism of Before Christ.

Name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of British Columbia: a province of Canada.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Baja California: a state of Mexico.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Boston College.
4. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Baguio City.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of birth control.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of benzalkonium chloride.
3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of battlecruiser.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of backward compatibility.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of border collie.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, often, uncountable) Initialism of borough council.

Adj

Initialism of board-certified.

Etymology

Calque of Latin ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.

Synonyms

before Christ

BCE

B.C.

AC

pre-era

British Council

A.C.

before Christian era

B.C.E.

Building Code

A. C.

birth certificate

British Columbia

b.c.

Translations

av. J.-C.

v. Chr.

a.C.

π.Χ.

p.n.e.

vor unserer Zeitrechnung

vor Christus

a. de J. C.

AC

a. J. C.

v. u. Z.

aC

vor Christi Geburt

ante Christum

a. de C.