Alternative forms

• (noun): absey (in certain senses only)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪ biː ˈsiː/Category:English 3-syllable words#ABCCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABC

• Audio (California):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ABC

Noun

ABC (countable and uncountable, plural ABCs or ABC's)Category:English lemmas#ABCCategory:English nouns#ABCCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCCategory:English countable nouns#ABCCategory:English countable nouns#ABCCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#ABCCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABC, countableCategory:English countable nouns#ABC, usually plural in Canada, USCategory:Canadian English#ABCCategory:American English#ABC) The English alphabet. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]^[1]

   Do you know your ABC? (US: Do you know your ABCs?)

   Synonyms: (obsolete) absey, alphabet

2. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ABC, poetryCategory:en:Poetry#ABC) A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]^[1]
3. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ABC) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]^[1]
4. The fundamentals of any subject. [First attested in the mid-16th century.]^[1]

   the ABC of financeCategory:English terms with usage examples#ABC

   Synonyms: basics, fundamentals, alphabet (formal)

   • 1866, D. P. Conyngham, The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns: With Some Account of the Corcoran Legion, and Sketches of the Principal Officers, Glasgow: Cameron & Ferguson, page 28:

     This was the Alma Mater of the Brigade, where it learned its A B C of military tactics.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

   • 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954:

     At the same time I was endeavoring to learn the a-b-c of farming. It is not the kind of thing that is easily learned from books.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

   • 2020 April 21, Marina Harss, “Twist, Bend, Reach, Step: A Merce Cunningham Solo Anyone Can Try”, in The New York Times‎:

     With her expert guidance, even a novice like me can have a taste of the focused, structured world of a Cunningham dance. The solo is possibly his plainest, almost an ABC of his meticulous approach to subdividing the body in motion — twist, bend, reach, step.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

5. (pokerCategory:en:Poker#ABC) A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
6. (UKCategory:British English#ABC, rail transportCategory:en:Rail transportation#ABC) A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

     "That will do. How are the trains for Netherhempsfield?"
     Greatorex put down the notebook and took up an "ABC."

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

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   • 1934, Evelyn Waugh, A Handful of Dust, Chapman & Hall:

     For this reason his heart sank when, emerging from his study into the great hall at quarter to eleven, he met Beaver already dressed and prepared to be entertained; it was only a momentary vexation, however, for while he wished him good morning he noticed that his guest had an A.B.C. in his hands and was clearly looking out a train.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

8. (USCategory:American English#ABC, regionalCategory:Regional English#ABC) Ellipsis of ABC storeCategory:English ellipses#ABC.

Noun

ABC (countable and uncountable, plural ABCs)Category:English lemmas#ABCCategory:English nouns#ABCCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCCategory:English countable nouns#ABCCategory:English countable nouns#ABCCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (mnemonicCategory:English mnemonics#ABC, emergency medicineCategory:en:Emergency medicine#ABC) Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patientsCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

   Coordinate terms: ABCD, CAB

   • 2015, Marcia Wells, Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery in Mayan Mexico, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 180:

     I run my hands over his chest, assessing his ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

2. (USCategory:American English#ABC) Initialism of alcoholic beverage controlCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 2011, Richard A. McGowan, “State-Controlled Liquor Stores I: Pennsylvania”, in Privatize This? Assessing the Opportunities and Costs of Privatization, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 89:

     Pennsylvania is one of 18 alcoholic beverage control states, commonly known as “ABC states.” In an ABC state, the state government controls the sale and distribution of various alcoholic beverages, depending on state law.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

4. (sometimes derogatoryCategory:English derogatory terms#ABC) Initialism of American-born ChineseCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

   Coordinate term: CBC

   • 1993, Susan Kulkin, Speaking Out: Teenagers Take on Race, Sex, and Identity, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 59:

     Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students were ABCs. That means "American-born Chinese." Others were FOBs. FOB means "fresh off the boat" and it is a bad insult. I didn't feel prejudiced about the FOBs because I was one of them.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

5. Initialism of Australian-born ChineseCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 2004, Wenche Ommundsen, “Cultural Citizenship in Diaspora: A Study of Chinese Australia”, in Robbie B.H. Goh, Shawn Wong, editors, Asian Diasporas: Cultures, Indentity, Representations, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 79:

     Many argue, with justice, that the differences between the various groups of Chinese-Australians are such that it is impossible to speak in terms of a "cultural identity" common to them all (Ang 2001). On the other hand, the mainstream culture is rarely capable of making such distinctions: in the eyes of most Australians, there is little difference between an ABC (Australian-born Chinese), an ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, or a mainlander.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

6. (businessCategory:en:Business#ABC managementCategory:en:Management#ABC) Initialism of activity-based costingCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 2008, Gary Dessler, Jean Phillips, “Planning and Controlling Now: Controlling”, in Managing Now, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 222:

     Activity-based costing is a powerful control tool. With ABC, the manager can access all departments and monitor the costs associated with any activity he or she wants to control.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

7. (climbingCategory:en:Climbing#ABC) Initialism of advance base campCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 1999, Harish Kapadia, “Accident and Rescue in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary”, in Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya, New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 69:

     Boga and Subhash with Sherpa Nim Dorje and Kedar Singh left early to open a route to advance base camp. […] They proceeded south along the left bank of the glacier. They could avoid the moraines by climbing the slopes near the bank. It was a long march and they established ABC at 4877 m on a small open rocky ground.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

8. (biochemistryCategory:en:Biochemistry#ABC) Initialism of ATP-binding cassetteCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

   ABC transporterCategory:English terms with collocations#ABC

   • 2008, Gerd Schmitz, “Sterol Transporters”, in Stefan Offermanns, Walter Rosenthal, editors, Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology, 2nd edition, volume 1, Springer, →ISBN, page 1157:

     ABC-transporters are multispan membrane proteins that mediate the active uptake or efflux of specific substrates across various biological membrane systems. A functional ABC-transporter protein usually consists of two transmembrane domains and two ABCs.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

9. (immunologyCategory:en:Immunology#ABC, medicineCategory:en:Medicine#ABC) Initialism of antigen-binding capacityCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
10. (immunologyCategory:en:Immunology#ABC) Initialism of age-associated B cellCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2011 August 4, Yi Hao, Patrick O'Neill, Martin S. Naradikian, Jean L. Scholz, Michael P. Cancro, “A B-cell subset uniquely responsive to innate stimuli accumulates in aged mice”, in Blood, volume 118, number 5, →DOI, page 1296:

      Together, these findings indicate that CD21/35⁻CD23⁻ B cells do not correspond to any previously defined B-cell subset, but share some characteristics with exhausted B cells. Because they emerge and may eventually predominate with age, we have termed them age-associated B cells (ABCs).

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

11. (pathologyCategory:en:Diseases#ABC) Initialism of aneurysmal bone cystCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2013, Georges Y. El-Khoury, “Tumors/Miscellaneous: Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)”, in D. Lee Bennett, Georges Y. El-Khoury, editors, Pearls and Pitfalls in Musculoskeletal Imaging: Variants and Other Difficult Diagnoses, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 219:

      In the long bones, spine, and flat bones, the majority of aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are eccentrically located whereas in the short tubular bones they are usually central in location. […] About 15% of all giant cell tumors have cystic areas that resemble ABC, and in about one third of all ABCs a pre-existing lesion can be identified.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

12. (pathologyCategory:en:Diseases#ABC) Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinomaCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
13. (pharmacologyCategory:en:Pharmaceutical drugs#ABC) Abbreviation of abacavirCategory:English abbreviations#ABC.
14. (pharmacologyCategory:en:Pharmacology#ABC) Initialism of accelerated blood clearanceCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
15. (computingCategory:en:Computing#ABC) Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computerCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
16. (computingCategory:en:Computing#ABC) Initialism of artificial bee colonyCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
17. (lawCategory:en:Law#ABC, financeCategory:en:Finance#ABC) Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditorsCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2010, Pepper Hamilton, “Alternatives to bankruptcy”, in John Wm. Butler, Jr, editor, Navigating Today's Environment: The Directors' and Officers' Guide to Restructuring, Globe White Page Ltd, →ISBN, page 205:

      Like foreclosure, an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a creature of state law. ABCs have long been popular in a few states, most notably California and Illinois, but they are beginning to gain traction in other states as a less expensive alternative to bankruptcy.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

18. (electrical engineeringCategory:en:Electrical engineering#ABC) Initialism of absorbing boundary conditionCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2008, Nikolaos V. Kantartzis, Theodoros D. Tsiboukis, Modern EMC Analysis Techniques I: Time-Domain Computational Schemes, Morgan & Claypool, →ISBN, page 180:

      As a matter of fact, when numerically handling a model originally established on an unbounded domain, it is compulsory to impose the pertinent ABC to terminate the endless mesh while retaining a well-posed and stable simulation.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

19. (object-oriented programmingCategory:en:Object-oriented programming#ABC) Initialism of abstract base classCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2010, James Coplien, Gertrud Bjørnvig, “What the System Is, Part 2: Coding It Up”, in Lean Architecture for Agile Software Development, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 133:

      Abstract base classes (ABCs) represent an interesting paradox. […] It is instructive to think of ABCs as tools rather than as part of the product.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

    • 2022, Luciano Ramalho, Fluent Python, 2nd edition, O'Reilly, →ISBN:

      Most ABCs in the collections.abc module exist to formalize interfaces that are implemented by built-in objects and are implicitly supported by the interpreter—both of which predate the ABCs themselves.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

20. (psychologyCategory:en:Psychology#ABC) Initialism of adventure-based counselingCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2012, Shannon Hodges, “Emerging Fields and Profession in Counseling”, in 101 Careers in Counseling, New York: Springer Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 229:

      Creatively integrating counseling theory, research, and best practices has afforder me the opportunity to constructively engage clients in adventure-based counseling (ABC) activities that foster social, mental, and emotional development. Utilizing ABC as an innovative counseling approach for individuals, families, and groups has increased my enthusiasm as a counselor.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

21. (psychologyCategory:en:Psychology#ABC) Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognitionCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

    Synonym: CAB

22. (cryptozoologyCategory:en:Cryptozoology#ABC) Initialism of alien big catCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
23. (automotiveCategory:en:Automotive#ABC) Initialism of active body controlCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
24. (ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#ABC, informalCategory:English informal terms#ABC) Initialism of Archbishop of CanterburyCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

Proper noun

ABCCategory:English lemmas#ABCCategory:English proper nouns#ABCCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (televisionCategory:en:Television#ABC) Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943Category:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 2012 May 31, Clyde Haberman, quoting George F. Will, “Trying to Solve the Great Trump Mystery”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 25 June 2024:

     “The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me,” he said on “This Week,” the ABC News program.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

2. (radioCategory:en:Radio#ABC, televisionCategory:en:Television#ABC) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting CorporationCategory:English initialisms#ABC. [From 1983.]
   • 2025 December 14, “Police raid home of Pakistani Muslim man suspected of Bondi Beach terror attack - report”, in The Jerusalem Post‎:

     One of the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah party was likely a Muslim man of Pakistani origin, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News. The man's name is Naveed Akram, from Bonnyrigg, and his house had been raided.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

3. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ABC, radioCategory:en:Radio#ABC) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting CompanyCategory:English initialisms#ABC. [Founded in 1924.]
4. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ABC, radioCategory:en:Radio#ABC, televisionCategory:en:Television#ABC) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting CommissionCategory:English initialisms#ABC. [Founded in 1932.]
5. (radioCategory:en:Radio#ABC, televisionCategory:en:Television#ABC) Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting CorporationCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
6. (financeCategory:en:Finance#ABC) Initialism of Agricultural Bank of ChinaCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
7. (publishingCategory:en:Publishing#ABC) Initialism of Audit Bureau of CirculationsCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
8. (UKCategory:British English#ABC, now historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ABC) Initialism of Aerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeteriasCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

   Alternative form: A.B.C.

   • 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 37, in Of Human Bondage:

     It was not worth while to go back to Barnes for the interval between the closing of the Museum and his meal in an ABC shop, and the time hung heavily on his hands.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

   • 1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary:

     He turned into an A.B.C. shop and ordered eggs and bacon and coffee.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

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9. (aviationCategory:en:Aviation#ABC) Initialism of Advance Booking CharterCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
10. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ABC, basketballCategory:en:Basketball#ABC) Initialism of Asian Basketball ConfederationCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2013 August 10, Gilas Pilipinas, “Looking back: When PH ruled Asian basketball”, in Rappler:

      The first was the Asian Games, held every 4 years, and the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC), held every 2 years.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

    • 2017 January 15, Ray Roquero, “Hero of '67 ABC”, in Business Mirror:

      The most memorable championship of his life, the 1967 ABC (now Fiba Asia), was also the most dramatic for the Philippines in the entire 1960s.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

    • 2017 August 16, “Australia, NZ slug it out for FIBA Asia Cup crown”, in Asia Pacific Report:

      The now FIBA Asia Cup was previously called as the FIBA Asia Championships and the older Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championships.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

    • 2018 April 5, Gerry Ramos, Sports Interactive Network Philippines:

      Former PBA players pay final respects to Danny Florencio in his final journey home But Florencio would cement his place in local basketball history as the hero in the Philippines’ dramatic 83-80 win over South Korea for the 1967 Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship (now known as the FIBA-Asia).

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

11. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ABC, bowlingCategory:en:Bowling#ABC) Initialism of American Bowling CongressCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
12. (often attributively) Initialism of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the three most powerful and wealthiest countries in South AmericaCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

    ABC countriesCategory:English terms with collocations#ABC

13. Initialism of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, satellite cities around the city of São Paulo that form the most important industrial area in BrazilCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
14. (USCategory:American English#ABC, rail transportCategory:en:Rail transportation#ABC) Initialism of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast RailroadCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
15. Initialism of American Book Center, an English-language bookstore in Amsterdam founded in 1972Category:English initialisms#ABC.
    • 2009 June 8, Derbhile Dromey, “10 best bookshops in the world”, in Irish Independent:

      The American Book Center in Amsterdam is home to one of the largest collections of English literature in continental Europe. Its rickety shelves, spread over four floors, are crammed with American masterpieces from the likes of Hemmingway and Flannery O’Connor. If non-fiction is more your buzz, there are dozens of lavishly illustrated books on subjects such as art and design. ABC also runs The Treehouse, a series of events designed to nourish literary souls from the roots upwards.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

    • 2011 March 7, Caitlin Rung, “Marblehead storyteller Judith Black goes international”, in Boston Globe:

      In addition to sharing American-style storytelling with audiences throughout Finland and France, including a featured presentation at the ELSA conference in Paris this month, Marblehead storyteller Judith Black will be helping to organize and host a story slam at ABC Treehouse, an institution that promotes and supports intercultural exploration in Amsterdam.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

    • 2014 January 26, Ana McGinley, “From tea to e-readers: English bookshops in the Netherlands”, in Dutch News:

      The American Book Center – a part of Amsterdam's book scene for 41 years – has embraced the latest in book technology. Lynn Kaplanian Buller has been involved with the ABC almost since its launch in 1972, adding a second store in The Hague in 1976.

      Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

16. (computer languagesCategory:en:Computer languages#ABC) An imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.
17. (ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#ABC) Initialism of Anglican Book Centre, the publishing house and bookshop of the Anglican Church of Canada until 2013Category:English initialisms#ABC.

Adjective

ABC (not comparable)

1. Category:en:Nuclear warfare#ABC(weaponryCategory:en:Weapons#ABC) Initialism of atomic, biological and chemical, the three main categories of weapon of mass destructionCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

   Synonym: NBC

2. (slangCategory:English slang#ABC, of a piece of chewing gum) Initialism of already been chewedCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 2010, Leverda Watkins, Pinnacle of Faith, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 165:

     She'd chew the gum until she was finished with it for the day and store it in a tiny box in the refrigerator until she wanted another chew. If I accidentally threw out her gum, she was able to find someone else's ABC gum (already been chewed).

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

3. (medicineCategory:en:Medicine#ABC, of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma) Initialism of activated B-cell-likeCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

Phrase

ABCCategory:English lemmas#ABCCategory:English phrases#ABCCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (wineCategory:en:Wine#ABC) Initialism of anything but Chardonnay, a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitousCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 1997 March, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label: The ABCs of white wine”, in Orange Coast, volume 23, number 3, page 168:

     He thought he was up-to-date on all the latest wine lingo until a longtime wine writer returned his sample request card with a bold, hand-written note on it that stated, “Send me all samples—ABC!” ¶ “ABC” threw my friend for a loop. When he called me, I translated the cryptic phrase—ABC is winespeak for “Anything But Chardonnay.”

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

2. (medicineCategory:en:Medicine#ABC) Initialism of abstinence, be faithful, use a condom, a sex education policy developed in response to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in AfricaCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
   • 2014, Daniel Jordan Smith, “Introduction”, in AIDS Doesn't Show Its Face: Inequality, Morality, and Social Change in Nigeria, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 15:

     A final example of the iatrogenic effects of international public interventions is the impact on condom use that resulted from the “ABC” (Abstinence, Be Faithful, Use Condoms) approach to AIDS prevention, which has dominated programmatic efforts in Nigeria since about 2000. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created under US President George W. Bush's administration, promoted a conservative approach to AIDS prevention through its ABC messages, which were (1) abstinence is the only true prevention; (2) if one is in a sexual relationship, stay faithful to one partner; and (3) if one can't do either, use condoms.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABC

3. (electronicsCategory:en:Electronics#ABC, electric vehicles, automotiveCategory:en:Automotive#ABC) Initialism of always be charging, a recommendation to remember to charge or be left without use by a low battery at an inopportune timeCategory:English initialisms#ABC.
4. (Canadian politicsCategory:en:Canadian politics#ABC) Initialism of anything but ConservativeCategory:English initialisms#ABC.

Alternative forms

• ABCD, ABCDE

Noun

ABC (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#ABCCategory:English nouns#ABCCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#ABC, typographyCategory:en:Typography#ABC) A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.

Inflection

Further reading

• ABC on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• ABC (bog) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Derived terms

• ABC-Krieg, ABC-Waffe

Derived terms

• eppes gëtt net a mäin ABC
• ABC-Klöppel

Noun

ABC (Jawi spelling اي بي سي, plural ABC-ABC or ABC²)Category:Malay lemmas#ABCCategory:Malay nouns#ABCCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. The Latin alphabet; ABC.

   Sudah tahukah kamu ABC?

   Do you know your ABC yet?

   Category:Malay terms with usage examples#ABC

Noun

ABC (Jawi spelling اي بي سي, plural ABC-ABC or ABC²)Category:Malay lemmas#ABCCategory:Malay nouns#ABCCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. A type of dessert that is made from a mixture shaved ice and various other things such as red bean as cendol.

   Minta ABC, satu.

   One ABC, please.

   Category:Malay terms with usage examples#ABC

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbɛˈseː/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#ABC

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation#ABC
• Rhymes: -eːCategory:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/eː#ABC
• Hyphenation: A‧B‧C
• Homophone: abcCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with homophones#ABC

Noun

ABC f or m (definite singular ABC-a or ABC-en, indefinite plural ABC-er, definite plural ABC-ene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. an ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading and spelling)
   • 1909, Alexander L. Kielland, Breve til hans datter, page 144:

     paa bogstavet E stod i gamle tyske ABC’er 2 dyr: Esel og Elephant

     on the letter E stood in old German ABCs 2 animals: Donkey and Elephant

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   • 1989, Ebba Haslund, Med vingehest i manesjen, page 50:

     Foreldreaksjonen mot samnorsk … oppfordret til retting av samnorskformene i skolebarnas ABC’er

     The parental reaction against Samnorsk… called for the correction of Samnorsk forms in school children's ABCs

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   • 2004, Fredrik Skagen, En by som ingen ainnen:

     jeg kunne [lese] før jeg begynte i første klasse, og det var kjedelig å høre på når andre elever stotret seg gjennom avsnitt i ABC-en

     I could [read] before I started first grade, and it was boring to listen to other students stumble through sections of the ABC

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   • 2008, Karsten Alnæs, Bakenfor alle farger:

     vi hadde lært bokstavene og tallene, lest vår ABC og fylt ut atskillige skrivebøker

     we had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   Synonyms: ABC-bok, stavebok

2. (figuratively) basic knowledge of a subject
   • 1911, Fredrik Viller, Gamle Friks diamant, page 66:

     det hører jo til en politimands ABC, at han bør mistænke alle, saalænge den skyldige ikke er opdaget

     it belongs to a policeman's ABC that he should suspect everyone, as long as the culprit is not discovered

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   • 2006, Kjell Ola Dahl, Lindeman & Sachs, page 465:

     det er jo børsens ABC: Man selger i hausse og kjøper i baisse

     it is the stock exchange's ABC: You sell hausse and buy in baisse

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   • 2008 July 18, askerfotball.no:

     «scoringen kom etter et angrep som var tatt rett ut av fotballens ABC» er en typisk setning i avisene

     "The score came after an attack that was taken straight out of football's ABC" is a typical phrase in the newspapers

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABC

   vitenskapens og politikkens ABC

   the ABC's of science and politics

   kunne sin ABC ― know your ABCsCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#ABC

   kunne mer enn sin ABC ― know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#ABC

3. a textbook that contains elementary knowledge within a topic or subject

   ABC for førerprøven ― ABC for the driving testCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#ABC

   ABC for matlaging ― ABC for cookingCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#ABC

   Synonyms: grunnbok, lærebok

4. (rareCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with rare senses#ABC) alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)

Adjective

ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (weaponryCategory:nb:Weapons#ABC) initialism of atom-, biologisk and kjemiskCategory:Norwegian Bokmål initialisms#ABC: ("atomic, biological and chemical") the three main categories of weapons of mass destruction.

Adjective

ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#ABCCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (geopoliticsCategory:nb:Geopolitics#ABC) initialism of Argentina, Brasil and ChileCategory:Norwegian Bokmål initialisms#ABC: the three richest countries in South America

   Synonym: ABC-statene

See also

• ABC-øyene (“ABC islands”)

Alternative forms

• a-bê-cê, á-bê-cê, abecê, abc

Noun

ABC m (plural ABCs)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ABCCategory:Portuguese nouns#ABCCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#ABCCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. ABC (the Latin alphabet)

   Synonyms: abecedário, alfabeto, alfabeto latino

2. ABC (the rudiments of any subject)

   Synonyms: rudimentos, básico

Proper noun

ABC mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#ABCCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#ABCCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#ABCCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ABCCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ABCCategory:Pages with entries#ABCCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABC

1. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#ABC) ellipsis of Região do Grande ABC (“ABC Region”)Category:Portuguese ellipses#ABC

   Synonym: ABC Paulista

   • 2023 November 5, Tina Bini, “O fenômeno chamado We Coffee e suas novas e tecnológicas lojas em São Paulo”, in CNN Brasil‎:

     Cafeteria que virou febre na capital paulista atende 100 mil clientes por mês e abre nova loja ultra moderna, no Morumbi, e outra, no ABC, onde o cliente terá a impressão de que está de cabeça para baixo[.]

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     Category:Portuguese terms with quotations#ABCCategory:Requests for translations of Portuguese quotations#ABC