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BC

adverb
 
 
/ˌbiːˈsiː/

Definition

abbreviation for Before Christ: used in the Christian calendar when referring to a year before Jesus Christ was born: The Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC. → Compare AD, BCEYears and yearly
(Definition of BC adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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