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abc

See also: Abc, ABC, A.B.C., and A. B. C.

Translingual

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Symbol

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abc

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ambala.

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abeseː/, [æb̥eˈseːˀ]

Noun

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abc c (singular definite abc'en, plural indefinite abc'er)

  1. ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading; the rudiments of any subject)

Inflection

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Declension of abc
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative abc abc'en abc'er abc'erne
genitive abc's abc'ens abc'ers abc'ernes

Dutch

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Etymology

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After the first three letters of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aː.beːˈseː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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abc n (uncountable)

  1. alphabet
    Synonym: alfabet

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abc m (plural abc)

  1. ABC, basics, fundamentals, rudiments
    l’abc des mathématiques ― the rudiments of mathematics

Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English.

Noun

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abc m (invariable)

  1. ABC, alphabet
    Synonym: abbiccì

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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abc

  1. Alternative form of abece

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb
 
Title page of "Abc Bok", the first alphabet book in Norwegian, by Andreas Austlid.

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Etymology 1

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The first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet, A, B and C.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abc f or m (definite singular abc-a or abc-en, indefinite plural abc-er, definite plural abc-ene)

  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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    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
    • 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
    • 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
    vitenskapens og politikkens abc
    the ABC's of science and politics
    kunne sin abc ― know your ABCs
    kunne mer enn sin abc ― know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)
  3. a textbook that contains elementary knowledge within a topic or subject
    abc for førerprøven ― ABC for the driving test
    abc for matlaging ― ABC for cooking
    Synonyms: grunnbok, lærebok
  4. (rare) alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
Usage notes
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Most often capitalised, except for the inflected endings.

Etymology 2

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The first letter of each term; atom, biologisk and kjemisk, borrowed from English English atomic, biological and chemical.

Adjective

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abc

  1. (weaponry) Initialism of atom-, biologisk and kjemisk: ("atomic, biological and chemical") the three main categories of weapons of mass destruction.
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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abc f (definite singular abc-a, indefinite plural abc-er, definite plural abc-ene)

  1. ABC (often in book form)
  2. alphabet

Usage notes

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Often capitalised, except for the inflected part.

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Polish

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Etymology

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From abecadło.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.bɛˈt͡sɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: a‧b‧c

Noun

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abc n (indeclinable)

  1. 101 (basic knowledge)
    Synonyms: abecadło, alfabet, elementarz, podstawy

Derived terms

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adjectives
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Further reading

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  • abc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • abc in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Noun

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abc m (plural abcs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ABC

Spanish

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Noun

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abc m (plural abcs)

  1. Alternative form of abecé

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