BC en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌbiːˈsiː/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Calque of Latin ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of Before Christ.
alt of Before Christ
[...]Hi vang, King of Yen and of Corea, was defeated, taken and killed in the Year 259 before the Birth of Chriſt, according to the Chineſe Hiſtory, and Tſin vang was acknowledged for Emperor of all China by the Name of Tſin chi hoang ti.
[1739 [1735], P. Du Halde, “Geographical Obſervations on the Kingdom of Corea”, in The General History Of China, 2nd edition, volume IV, →OCLC, page 388:The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220.
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tl U.K. (Una kay Kristo) (before Christ — see also BCE) · pt A.C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · te క్రీ.పూ. (before Christ — see also BCE) · gd RC (ro Chrìosda) (before Christ — see also BCE) · fr av. JC (avant Jésus-Christ) (before Christ — see also BCE) · de v. Chr. (vor Christus, vor Christo) (before Christ — see also BCE) · tr MÖ (Milattan önce) (before Christ — see also BCE) · pl przed Chr. (przed Chrystusem) (before Christ — see also BCE) · es a. de C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · ur قبل از مسیح (before Christ — see also BCE) · cmn 主前 (before Christ — see also BCE) · yue 主前 (before Christ — see also BCE) · ms SM (Sebelum Masihi) (before Christ — see also BCE) · ro î.Hr. (înainte de Hristos) (before Christ — see also BCE) · id SM (Sebelum Masehi) (before Christ — see also BCE) · hy մ.թ.ա. (before Christ — see also BCE) · ar قَبْلَ الْمِيلَاد (before Christ — see also BCE) · fr avant notre ère (before Christ — see also BCE) · eo a.K. (antaŭ Kristo) (before Christ — see also BCE) · hy Ք.ա. (before Christ — see also BCE) · mk п.н.е (before Christ — see also BCE) · km មុនគ្រិស្តសករាជ (before Christ — see also BCE) · cmn 公元前 (before Christ — see also BCE) · sw KK (kabla ya Kristo) (before Christ — see also BCE) · ko 기원전 (before Christ — see also BCE) · az e.ə. (eramızdan əvvəl) (before Christ — see also BCE) · es a. C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · nl v. Chr. (voor Christus) (before Christ — see also BCE) · uk до Р. Хр. (before Christ — see also BCE) · hi ई.पू. (before Christ — see also BCE) · hsb př. Chr. (before Christ — see also BCE) · fr av. n. è. (before Christ — see also BCE) · ast edC (before Christ — see also BCE) · ja 紀元前 (before Christ — see also BCE) · he לפנה״ס (before Christ — see also BCE) · uk до на́шої е́ри (before Christ — see also BCE) · sv f.Kr. (före Kristus) (before Christ — see also BCE) · hu Kr. e. (Krisztus előtt) (before Christ — see also BCE) · pt a.C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · be да Н. Х. (before Christ — see also BCE) · zdj kaɓla wakati rilio nuwo (kabla wakati rilio nuwo) (before Christ — see also BCE) · el π.Χ. (before Christ — see also BCE) · es a. de J. C. (antes de Jesucristo) (before Christ — see also BCE) · is f.Kr. (before Christ — see also BCE) · pl [obsolete] p.n.Chr. (przed narodzeniem Chrystusa) (before Christ — see also BCE) · ru до Р. Хр. (before Christ — see also BCE) · da f.Kr. (før Kristus) (before Christ — see also BCE) · be да на́шай э́ры (before Christ — see also BCE) · hi ई॰पू॰ (before Christ — see also BCE) · ru до на́шей э́ры (before Christ — see also BCE) · la [older] a. Chr. n. / a. C. (ante Christum natum) (before Christ — see also BCE) · cmn 紀元前 /纪元前 (before Christ — see also BCE) · ca aC (before Christ — see also BCE) · ar ق. م. (before Christ — see also BCE) · mt Q.K. (Qabel Kristu) (before Christ — see also BCE) · ur قبلِ مسیح (before Christ — see also BCE) · la a. C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · nn f.Kr. (before Christ — see also BCE) · nv Doodaatsaahii tʼah bítséedi (before Christ — see also BCE) · ru до н. э. (before Christ — see also BCE) · yue 公元前 (before Christ — see also BCE) · km ម.គ.ស. (before Christ — see also BCE) · uk до н. е. (before Christ — see also BCE) · bg пр. Хр. (before Christ — see also BCE) · ka ძვ. წ. (before Christ — see also BCE) · fi eKr. (ennen Kristusta / ennen Kristuksen syntymää) (before Christ — see also BCE) · it a.C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · fr av. J.-C. (before Christ — see also BCE) · nb f.Kr. (før Kristi fødsel) (before Christ — see also BCE)