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BC
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Appendix:Variations of "bc"
English
Pronunciation
en /ˌbiːˈsiː/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-BC.wav Southern England
Alternative forms
en B.C. b.c. bc
Etymology 1
en la ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.
Adverb
Before Christ
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en Before Christ.
en The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220.
en 1739 1735 P. Du Halde Geographical Obſervations on the Kingdom of Corea The General History Of China https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.0011/ IV 2nd 51344000 388 https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.0011/page/388/ [...]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. on
Usage notes
The Chicago Manual of Style as well as most house styles require placing the AD before the number of the year and BC after, although in casual use either abbreviation can be found in either place.
Some use BCE, for "Before the Common/Current/Christian Era", which is more secular in nature, to avoid potential Christian bias.
Often written in small caps.
Synonyms
en BCE
Antonyms
en a.d., en AD, en A.D. (anno Domini, Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord); CE (Christian Era, Common Era, Current Era)
Translations
before Christ BCE
Arabic: ar ق. م., ar قَبْلَ الْمِيلَاد formally
Armenian: hy մ.թ.ա., hy Ք.ա.
Asturian: ast edC
Azerbaijani: az e.ə. eramızdan əvvəl
Belarusian: be да Н. Х., be да на́шай э́ры
Bulgarian: bg пр. Хр. (predi Christa)
Catalan: ca aC
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 公元前 gung1 jyun4 cin4, yue 主前 zyu2 cin4 Christian
Mandarin: cmn 公元前 gōngyuánqián, cmn 主前 zhǔqián Christian, cmn 紀元前 jìyuánqián
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj kaɓla wakati rilio nuwo kabla wakati rilio nuwo
Danish: da f.Kr. (før Kristus)
Dutch: nl v. Chr. (voor Christus)
Esperanto: eo a.K. (antaŭ Kristo)
Finnish: fi eKr. ennen Kristusta / ennen Kristuksen syntymää
French: fr av. J.-C., fr av. JC (avant Jésus-Christ), fr av. n. è., fr avant notre ère
Georgian: ka ძვ. წ.
German: de v. Chr. (de vor Christus, de vor Christo)
Greek: el π.Χ. (el προ Χριστού)
Hebrew: he לפנה״ס
Hindi: hi ई॰पू॰, hi ई.पू. (hi ईसा पूर्व)
Hungarian: hu Kr. e. (Krisztus előtt)
Icelandic: is f.Kr. (fyrir Krist)
Indonesian: id SM (Sebelum Masehi)
Italian: it a.C. (avanti Cristo)
Japanese: ja 紀元前 きげんぜん, kigenzen
Khmer: km ម.គ.ស., km មុនគ្រិស្តសករាជ
Korean: ko 기원전(紀元前)
Latin: la a. C. (ante Christum); [older] la a. Chr. n. / a. C. n. (la ante Christum natum)
Macedonian: mk п.н.е
Malay: SM (Sebelum Masihi)
Maltese: mt Q.K. (Qabel Kristu)
Navajo: nv Doodaatsaahii tʼah bítséedi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb f.Kr. (før Kristi fødsel)
Nynorsk: nn f.Kr.
Polish: pl przed Chr. (przed Chrystusem); [obsolete] pl p.n.Chr. (przed narodzeniem Chrystusa)
Portuguese: pt a.C., pt A.C. (antes de Cristo)
Romanian: ro î.Hr. (ro înainte de Hristos)
Russian: ru до Р. Хр. (до Рождества́ Христо́ва), ru до н. э., ru до на́шей э́ры
Scottish Gaelic: gd RC ro Chrìosda
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: hsb př. Chr. n.
Spanish: es a. de J. C. (es antes de Jesucristo), es a. C., es a. de C. (antes de Cristo)
Swahili: sw KK (kabla ya Kristo)
Swedish: sv f.Kr. (före Kristus)
Tagalog: tl U.K. Una kay Kristo
Telugu: te క్రీ.పూ. (te క్రీస్తు పూర్వము)
Turkish: tr MÖ (Milattan önce)
Ukrainian: uk до Р. Хр. до Різдва́ Христо́вого, uk до н. е., uk до на́шої е́ри
Urdu: ur قبلِ مسیح, ur قبل از مسیح
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en @init of:British Columbia province c/Canada.
en AB MB NB NL NS NT NU ON PE QC SK YT
en @init of:Baja California state c/Mexico.
en w:Boston College. en Universities
en Philippines chiefly Baguio en Baguio City.
Usage notes
British Columbia "B.C." is the customary abbreviation of British Columbia as used in case citations; see e.g. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Australian states and Canadian provinces and territories", Table T10.2, page 438.
Baguio City "BC" or "B.C." is only used when filling out the address field in forms.
Derived terms
en BCer BC Coast BC Interior Coast of BC Interior of BC
Descendants
zh 卑詩 1
Noun
~
en birth control.
en organic compound en benzalkonium chloride.
en US navy en battlecruiser.
en software en backward compatibility.
en This would be a BC-breaking change.
en border collie.
en often law en borough council.
Adjective
-
en medicine en board-certified.
Anagrams
en bc C.B. CB CνB c&b
en retronyms case citation abbreviations
en Calendar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
bê cê
Proper noun
m
pt Brazil pt w:pt:Banco Central do Brasil Banco Central (do Brasil)
pt BACEN BCB
Proper noun
f
pt Brazil pt Balneário Camboriú
pt DJ Ari SL João Dalzoto Brenno & Matheus Descer pra BC 14 November 2024 Nóis vai descer, vai descer / Descer lá pra BC no finalzin’ do ano / Os caubói vai litorando / E vai torar você We’re going down, going down / Down to Balneário Camboriú at the end of the year / The cowboys will hit the coast / And they’ll rock your world
Romanian
Proper noun
ro proper noun
ro @abbrev of:Bacău county c/Romania