# BCE

Pronunciation: say "bee-see-EE" US /ˌbi si ˈi/, UK /ˌbiː siː ˈiː/

## Adverb

1. Initialism of Before the Common Era. — Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.
   - Simple: Initialism of Before the Common Era. Put it after a year to show the year comes before year 1.
   - _The temple was completed in 447 BCE during a time of unusual prosperity._
   - _Archaeologists dated the buried settlement to roughly 3000 BCE._

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