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ABC  (b-s)
n.
1. The alphabet. Often used in the plural: learned her ABCs when she was three years old.
2. The rudiments of reading and writing. Often used in the plural.
3. The rudiments of a subject. Often used in the plural: taught the ABCs of geometry.

ABC1
n
1. (plural in US) the rudiments of a subject
2. an alphabetical guide to a subject
3. (often plural in US) the alphabet

ABC2
abbreviation for
1. (Military) (formerly, of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
3. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) American Broadcasting Company
4. (Business / Marketing) Audit Bureau of Circulation
5. (Social Science / Peoples) Austral Australian-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in Australia
6. (Social Science / Peoples) US American-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in the US
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ABCABC - the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
basic principle, fundamental principle, fundamentals, basics, bedrock - principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

ABC
noun
1. basics, principles, elements, essentials, fundamentals, rudiments the ABC of Marxism
2. alphabet, letters By this age children should be able to count to ten and recite their ABC.
Translations
ABC [ˈeɪbiːˈsiː] N ABBR
1. (= alphabet) → abecé m
it's as easy or simple as ABCes coser y cantar, es facilísimo
the ABC of Politics (as title) → el Abecé de la Política
2. (US) =American Broadcasting Company
3. (Australia) =Australian Broadcasting Commission

ABC1
n (lit, fig)Abc nt; it’s as easy as ABCdas ist doch kinderleicht

ABC [ˌeɪbiːˈsiː]
1. n (Am) (also ABC's npl) → abbiccì m inv, alfabeto
as easy as ABC → facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua
2. n abbr =American Broadcasting Company rete televisiva americana

ABC
n ABC [eibiːˈsiː]
1 the alphabet The child has not learnt his ABC. alfabet ألأَبْجَدِيَه азбука abeceda alfabet(et) das ABC αλφάβητο abecedario tähestik الفبا aakkoset alphabet הָאַלֶפבֵּית ककहरा abeceda ábécé abjad stafrófið alfabeto, abbiccì アルファベット 알파벳 abėcėlė alfabēts abjad abc alfabetet alfabet abc alfabet алфавит abeceda abeceda abeceda abc, alfabet ตัวอักษร alfabe 字母 абетка, алфавіт حروف تہجی bảng chữ cái
2 the simplest and most basic knowledge the ABC of engineering. ABC الأُسُس основи základy basisviden; ABC Grundlagen βασικές γνώσεις abecé algteadmised, a ja o اصول؛ مقدمات alkeet rudiments, b a ba יְסוֹדוֹת बुनियादी चीज temelj, osnova vminek az elemei pengetahuan dasar frumatriði, undirstöðuatriði abbiccì 基本 초보, 입문 abėcėlė, pagrindai ābece; pamati asas abc basiskunnskap; ABC podstawy, początki rudimentos ABC-ul, elementele de bază основы základy osnovni pojmi osnovna uputstva o nečemu abc, grunder ข้อมูลพื้นฐานของบางสิ่ง temel bilgi 基礎或入門知識 основи, початки بنیادی علم kiến thức sơ đẳng


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