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ABC.

The English alphabet.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/eɪ biː ˈsiː/
  1. The English alphabet.

    US · countable · plural · uncountable · usually
  2. A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  3. A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. The fundamentals of any subject.

    countable · uncountable
    the ABC of finance
  5. A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  7. Ellipsis of ABC store.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · regional · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.

name
  1. Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  2. Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  3. Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Company.

    abbreviation · alt-of · historical · initialism
  4. Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Commission.

    abbreviation · alt-of · historical · initialism
  5. Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  6. Initialism of Agricultural Bank of China.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  7. Initialism of Audit Bureau of Circulations.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  8. Initialism of Aerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeterias.

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · historical · initialism
  9. Initialism of Advance Booking Charter.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  10. Initialism of Asian Basketball Confederation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · historical · initialism
  11. Initialism of American Bowling Congress.

    abbreviation · alt-of · historical · initialism
  12. Initialism of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the three most powerful and wealthiest countries in South America.

    abbreviation · alt-of · attributive · initialism · often
    ABC countries
  13. Initialism of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, satellite cities around the city of São Paulo that form the most important industrial area in Brazil.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  14. Initialism of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  15. Initialism of American Book Center, an English-language bookstore in Amsterdam founded in 1972.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  16. An imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.

  17. Initialism of Anglican Book Centre, the publishing house and bookshop of the Anglican Church of Canada until 2013.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
Where this word comes from

Initialisms.

noun
  1. A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Like QWERTY, the name is based on the first letter keys.

noun
  1. Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · mnemonic · uncountable
  2. Initialism of alcoholic beverage control.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  3. Initialism of American-born Chinese.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · derogatory · initialism · sometimes · uncountable
  4. Initialism of Australian-born Chinese.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  5. Initialism of activity-based costing.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  6. Initialism of advance base camp.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  7. Initialism of ATP-binding cassette.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
    ABC transporter
  8. Initialism of antigen-binding capacity.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  9. Initialism of age-associated B cell.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  10. Initialism of aneurysmal bone cyst.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  11. Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinoma.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  12. Abbreviation of abacavir.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · uncountable
  13. Initialism of accelerated blood clearance.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  14. Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computer.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  15. Initialism of artificial bee colony.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  16. Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditors.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  17. Initialism of absorbing boundary condition.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  18. Initialism of abstract base class.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  19. Initialism of adventure-based counseling.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  20. Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognition.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  21. Initialism of alien big cat.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  22. Initialism of active body control.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  23. Initialism of Archbishop of Canterbury.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · informal · initialism · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Initialisms.

adj
  1. Initialism of atomic, biological and chemical, the three main categories of weapon of mass destruction.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · not-comparable
  2. Initialism of already been chewed.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · not-comparable · slang
  3. Initialism of activated B-cell-like.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · not-comparable
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Initialisms.

phrase
  1. Initialism of anything but Chardonnay, a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitous.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  2. Initialism of abstinence, be faithful, use a condom, a sex education policy developed in response to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  3. Initialism of always be charging, a recommendation to remember to charge or be left without use by a low battery at an inopportune time.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
  4. Initialism of anything but Conservative.

    Canadian · abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
Where this word comes from

Initialisms.

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