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ABC

noun

ˌā-(ˌ)bē-ˈsē How to pronounce ABC (audio)
Definition of ABCnext
as in principles
usually ABC's or ABCs plural general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based a book on the ABCs of computer usage

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  1. alphabet
  2. basis
  3. grammar
  4. elements
Noun
  • Others feature question words, letters of the alphabet and colors of the rainbow, some translated from Spanish to English.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Start by purchasing an inexpensive dip pen (where the ink comes from a separate pot) and find an online alphabet that demonstrates the order and direction of each letter’s strokes.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of alphabet
Noun
  • In his first at-bat, the Mets had the bases loaded with one out.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Longtime city employee Megan Van Voorhis was appointed to fill Dignan’s position on an interim basis.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of basis
Noun
  • Ruby, who tutors rich children for money, knows enough to read the grammar.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Austen must have made some of these revisions herself, but it is believed that the grammar and punctuation in her later novels were cleaned up by a man named William Gifford, who was an editor at Austen’s publisher, John Murray.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grammar
Noun
  • Double-height elements in the facade divide the tower into four sections.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When these elements mix with the scorching hot water, the haze develops.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of elements
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