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bc | bp |

As an abbreviation bc

is basso continuo, a musical term used primarily in the baroque period.

As a noun bp is

(when used titularly).

bc

English

===(en)=== (Before Christ)
  • Before Christ. Often written in small caps.
    • The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220.
  • British Columbia, a Canadian province.
  • Baja California, a Mexican state.
  • birth control
  • (label)

    • Usage notes

    * The as well as most house styles require placing the AD' before the number of the year and ' BC after, although in casual use either abbreviation can be found in either place. * Some use BCE, for "Before the Common Era", which is more secular in nature, to avoid potential Christian bias. * "B.C." is the customary abbreviation of British Columbia as used in case citations; see e.g. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Australian states and Canadian provinces and territories", Table T10.2, page 438.

    Synonyms

    * (before Christ) , BCE

    Antonyms

    * (before Christ) (anno Domini, Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord); CE (Christian Era, Common Era, Current Era)

    Derived terms

    * BCer

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • British Columbia, a province of Canada.
  • (US, navy) battlecruiser, a type of warship.

    • Anagrams

    * English retronyms

    bp

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Abbreviation for .
  • (pharmacy) Abbreviation for .
  • Abbreviation for blood pressure .
  • Abbreviation for boiling point .
  • Abbreviation for before present .
  • Abbreviation for bipolar .
  • (biochemistry) Abbreviation for base pair .
  • Abbreviation for Brazilian Portuguese .

    • See also

    * YBP (5)

    Anagrams

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