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Princeton's WordNet

  1. BC, B.C., before Christadverb

    before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born

    "in 200 BC"

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  1. bc

    The term "BC" generally stands for "Before Christ," which refers to the period of time before the birth of Jesus Christ. This designation is used in the Gregorian and Julian calendars to divide history. However, in secular or non-Christian contexts, it is often replaced with BCE (Before Common Era).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BC in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BC in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of BC in a Sentence

  1. Adriana Mallozzi:

    When I was in school at BC just over 15 years ago, I had better access to buildings on the campus than I do now, all the new construction has changed the landscape of the campus and did not make it better for people with mobility issues, but made it worse.

  2. Julia Farley:

    This unique find is of international importance. It dates to around 400–250 BC, and is probably the earliest Iron Age gold work ever discovered in Britain, the torcs were probably worn by wealthy and powerful women, perhaps people from the continent who had married into the local community. Piecing together how these objects came to be carefully buried in a Staffordshire field will give us an invaluable insight into life in Iron Age Britain.

  3. Rebecca Foote:

    We don't have verified dates yet, but it looks as if some may date to at least 4,000 BC, it's very exciting because it shows that the history of occupation of the area goes back much further than was known.

  4. Robin Rnnlund:

    Our oldest finds are from around 500 BC, but the city seems to have flourished mainly from the fourth to the third century BC before it was abandoned for some reason, maybe in connection with the Roman conquest of the area.

  5. Donald Trump:

    For those on TV defending my use of the word 'schlonged,' bc #MSM is giving it false meaning-tell them it means beaten badly. Dishonest #MSM.

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