As an abbreviation bc
is basso continuo, a musical term used primarily in the baroque period.
As an adjective tironian is
of or pertaining to (died circa 4 bc), scribe of cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.
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.
tironian
English
(Tironian notes)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of or pertaining to (died circa 4 BC), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.
