# bc

Pronunciation: say "bee-SEE" /biːˈsiː/

## Adverb · BC

1. Initialism of Before Christ. — Initialism of Before Christ.
   - Simple: Initialism of Before Christ. Written after a year to count back from the birth of Jesus.
   - _The Roman Republic lasted from 509 BC to 27 BC._
   - _Most of the coins in the case date from the fourth century BC._

## Conjunction

2. Abbreviation of because. — Abbreviation of because.
   - Simple: Abbreviation of because. Used in texts and online messages.
   - _Running late bc the train is stuck outside the station._
   - _Must be closed bc all the lights are off._

## Proper noun · BC

3. Initialism of British Columbia. — Initialism of British Columbia: a province of Canada.
   - Simple: Initialism of British Columbia. A province in western Canada.
   - _Vancouver is the largest city in BC._
   - _The company has offices in Ontario and BC._
5. Initialism of Boston College. — Initialism of Boston College.
   - Simple: Initialism of Boston College. A short way to name the university.
   - _He earned his law degree at BC before joining a firm in New York._
   - _The conference brought together researchers from Harvard, MIT, and BC._
6. Initialism of Baja California. — Initialism of Baja California: a state of Mexico.
   - Simple: Initialism of Baja California. A state in Mexico on the northern part of a long peninsula.
   - _Tijuana, the largest city in BC, sits right on the US border._
   - _The trucking company runs warehouses in BC and Sonora._

## Noun · BC

4. Initialism of birth control. — Initialism of birth control.
   - Simple: Initialism of birth control. Ways people use to avoid getting pregnant.
   - _She stopped taking BC when she and her husband decided to try for a baby._
   - _The campus clinic offers free BC, from pills to implants._
7. Initialism of borough council. *(UK)* — Initialism of borough council.
   - Simple: Initialism of borough council. The elected group that runs a local area called a borough.
   - _The developer appealed after the BC rejected its housing plans._
   - _Under the new lease, the BC remains responsible for repairs to the building._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Initialism of blind copy, a shortening of blind carbon copy.
- (noun) bodycam
- (noun) Initialism of border collie.
- (noun) Initialism of backward compatibility.
- (adjective) Initialism of board-certified.
- (noun) basso continuo
- (noun) Initialism of battlecruiser.
- (noun) Initialism of benzalkonium chloride.
- (proper noun) Initialism of Baguio City.

## Origin

A calque (word-for-word translation) of Latin ante Christum, popularized by the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by the French theologian Denis Pétau.

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