ABC

== Translingual == === Symbol === ABC (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Albacete Airport, which serves Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. == English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet. ==== Alternative forms ==== (noun): absey (in certain senses only) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eɪ biː ˈsiː/ ==== Noun ==== ABC (countable and uncountable, plural ABCs or ABC's) (uncountable, countable, usually plural in Canada, US) The English alphabet. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).] Do you know your ABC? (US: Do you know your ABCs?) Synonyms: (obsolete) absey, alphabet (obsolete, poetry) 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.] (obsolete) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.] The fundamentals of any subject. [First attested in the mid-16th century.] Synonyms: basics, fundamentals, alphabet (formal) (poker) A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing. (UK, rail transport) A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations. (US, regional) Ellipsis of ABC store. ===== Derived terms ===== ABC book ABC guide easy as ABC ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Naming an alphabet after the initial letters is common; compare: abecedarium abjad alphabet bopomofo futhark futhorc === Etymology 2 === Initialisms. ==== Noun ==== ABC (countable and uncountable, plural ABCs) (mnemonic, emergency medicine) Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients. Coordinate terms: ABCD, CAB (US) Initialism of alcoholic beverage control. (sometimes derogatory) Initialism of American-born Chinese. Coordinate term: CBC Initialism of Australian-born Chinese. (business management) Initialism of activity-based costing. (climbing) Initialism of advance base camp. (biochemistry) Initialism of ATP-binding cassette. ABC transporter (immunology, medicine) Initialism of antigen-binding capacity. (immunology) Initialism of age-associated B cell. (pathology) Initialism of aneurysmal bone cyst. (pathology) Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinoma. (pharmacology) Abbreviation of abacavir. (pharmacology) Initialism of accelerated blood clearance. (computing) Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computer. (computing) Initialism of artificial bee colony. (law, finance) Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditors. (electrical engineering) Initialism of absorbing boundary condition. (object-oriented programming) Initialism of abstract base class. (psychology) Initialism of adventure-based counseling. (psychology) Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognition. Synonym: CAB (cryptozoology) Initialism of alien big cat. (automotive) Initialism of active body control. (Christianity, informal) Initialism of Archbishop of Canterbury. ===== Derived terms ===== (ATP-binding cassette): ABC transporter, ABC exporter ==== Proper noun ==== ABC (television) Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943. (radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [From 1983.] (historical, radio) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Company. [Founded in 1924.] (historical, radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Commission. [Founded in 1932.] (radio, television) Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. (finance) Initialism of Agricultural Bank of China. (publishing) Initialism of Audit Bureau of Circulations. (UK, now historical) Initialism of Aerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeterias. Alternative form: A.B.C. (aviation) Initialism of Advance Booking Charter. (historical, basketball) Initialism of Asian Basketball Confederation. (historical, bowling) Initialism of American Bowling Congress. (often attributively) Initialism of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the three most powerful and wealthiest countries in South America. 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 Brazil. (US, rail transport) Initialism of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad. Initialism of American Book Center, an English-language bookstore in Amsterdam founded in 1972. (computer languages) An imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping. (Christianity) Initialism of Anglican Book Centre, the publishing house and bookshop of the Anglican Church of Canada until 2013. ===== See also ===== ABC Islands, ABC island ABC party (American Broadcasting Company): NBC, CBS, PBS, NPR (Audit Bureau of Circulations): IFABC their ABC ==== Adjective ==== ABC (not comparable) (weaponry) Initialism of atomic, biological and chemical, the three main categories of weapon of mass destruction. Synonym: NBC (slang, of a piece of chewing gum) Initialism of already been chewed. (medicine, of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma) Initialism of activated B-cell-like. ===== Descendants ===== (atomic, biological and chemical): → Norwegian Bokmål: ABC (calque) ===== See also ===== (atomic, biological and chemical): CBRN (activated B-cell-like): GCB ==== Phrase ==== ABC (wine) Initialism of anything but Chardonnay, a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitous. (medicine) Initialism of abstinence, be faithful, use a condom, a sex education policy developed in response to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Africa. (electronics, electric vehicles, automotive) Initialism of always be charging, a recommendation to remember to charge or be left without use by a low battery at an inopportune time. (Canadian politics) Initialism of anything but Conservative. === Etymology 3 === Like QWERTY, the name is based on the first letter keys. ==== Alternative forms ==== ABCD, ABCDE ==== Noun ==== ABC (uncountable) (computing, typography) A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English. === Further reading === ABC keyboard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === B. C. A., B.C.A., cab, Cab, bac, CBA, BAC, cba, -bac-, BCA, CAB == Catalan == === Proper noun === ABC f Associació Bíblica de Catalunya, a Catalonian bible club == Danish == === Alternative forms === abc === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abeseː/, [æb̥eˈseːˀ] === Noun === ABC c (singular definite ABC'en, plural indefinite ABC'er) ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading; the rudiments of any subject) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== ABC on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da ABC (bog) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌa(ː)beˈtseː/ === Adjective === ABC (indeclinable) (weaponry, in compounds) initialism of atomar, biologisch und chemisch (“NBC”) ABC-Waffen ― NBC weapons, WMDs (near-synonym) ==== Derived terms ==== ABC-Krieg, ABC-Waffe === Noun === ABC n nonstandard form of Abc === Further reading === “ABC-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) == Japanese == === Etymology === English ABC === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [e̞ːbʲiːɕiː](Tokyo) エービーシー [èébííshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5]) === Noun === ABC(エービーシー) • (ēbīshī) ABC(s) (alphabet) the ABCs (rudiments) チェスのA(エー)B(ビー)C(シー)chesu no ēbīshīthe ABCs of chess 男(おとこ)と女(おんな)のA(エー)B(ビー)C(シー)otoko to onna no ēbīshīthe ABCs of men and women == Luxembourgish == === Noun === ABC n or m (plural ABCen) ABC, alphabet ==== Derived terms ==== eppes gëtt net a mäin ABC ABC-Klöppel === Further reading === ABC in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [e.bi.si] Rhymes: -si, -i Hyphenation: A‧B‧C === Etymology 1 === From English ABC, from Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet. ==== Noun ==== ABC (Jawi spelling اي بي سي, plural ABC-ABC or ABC2) The Latin alphabet; ABC. === Etymology 2 === Initialism of air batu campur (“mixed ice”). ==== Noun ==== ABC (Jawi spelling اي بي سي, plural ABC-ABC or ABC2) A type of dessert that is made from a mixture shaved ice and various other things such as red bean as cendol. === References === "ABC" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Middle English == === Noun === ABC alternative form of abece == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === abc (noun senses) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːbɛˈseː/ Rhymes: -eː Homophone: abc Hyphenation: A‧B‧C === Etymology 1 === Uppercase spelling of abc. ==== Noun ==== ABC f or m (definite singular ABC-a or ABC-en, indefinite plural ABC-er, definite plural ABC-ene) alternative form of abc (“alphabet book, primer; introductory book; basics, fundamentals; alphabet”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English ABC, an initialism of atomic, biological and chemical. ==== Adjective ==== ABC (military, weaponry, attributive) atomic, biological and chemical; relating to these categories of weapons, warfare or defence ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From the initial letters of Argentina, Brasil and Chile. ==== Adjective ==== ABC (geopolitics, attributive) relating collectively to Argentina, Brazil and Chile ===== Derived terms ===== ABC-statene (“the ABC countries; Argentina, Brazil and Chile”) ===== See also ===== ABC-øyene (“the ABC Islands”) === References === “abc” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abc” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “ABC-krig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “ABC-våpen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “Brasils historie”, Store norske leksikon == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === abc === Noun === ABC f (definite singular ABC-a, indefinite plural ABC-er, definite plural ABC-ene) ABC (often in book form), alphabet == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From A + B + C, the first letters of the Latin alphabet (and thus the Portuguese alphabet). Some of the alternate spellings are derived from the writing-out of each letter's name: a or á, bê, cê. ==== Alternative forms ==== a-bê-cê, á-bê-cê, abecê, abc ==== Noun ==== ABC m (plural ABCs) ABC (the Latin alphabet) Synonyms: abecedário, alfabeto, alfabeto latino ABC (the rudiments of any subject) Synonyms: rudimentos, básico === Etymology 2 === The region is named from the first letters of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, and São Caetano do Sul. ==== Proper noun ==== ABC m (Brazil) ellipsis of Região do Grande ABC (“ABC Region”) Synonym: ABC Paulista == Scots == === Noun === ABC alternative form of ah-bay-say == Spanish == === Noun === ABC m (plural ABCs) alternative form of abecé === Further reading === “abc”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025