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B.C.

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B.C. or b.c.
abbr.
before Christ
B.C., BC
abbreviation for
(indicating years numbered back from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) before Christ in 54 bc Caesar came Compare A.D
Usage: See at A.D.
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Adv.1.B.C. - before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
BC, before Christ


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