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BC

Pronunciation: /biːˈsiː/

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Definition of BC

abbreviation

  • before Christ (used to indicate that a date is before the Christian era).
  • British Columbia (in official postal use).

bc is normally written in small capitals and placed after the numerals, as in 72 bc (not bc 72). Compare with AD.

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