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  ABC

  noun

  ABC's.
• A.B.C.
  A.B.C.

  abbreviation

  Advance Booking Charter.

ABC

¹ American  

[ey-bee-see] / ˈeɪˌbiˈsi /

noun

plural

ABC's, ABCs

1. ABC's.

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ABC ² American  

abbreviation

1. Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.

2. atomic, biological, and chemical.

   ABC warfare.

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A.B.C. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Advance Booking Charter.

2. Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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ABC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (formerly, of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical

2. Australian Broadcasting Corporation

3. American Broadcasting Company

4. Audit Bureau of Circulation

5. Australian-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in Australia

6. American-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in the US

7. acceptable behaviour contract: a voluntary written agreement between someone who has been involved in anti-social behaviour and a local agency such as a housing association, council, or police

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ABC ² British  

noun

1. (plural in US) the rudiments of a subject

2. an alphabetical guide to a subject

3. (often plural in US) the alphabet

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Example Sentences

He’s the host of an ABC game show, “The Greatest Average American,” and stars in “The Breadwinner,” his first theatrical movie, out this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but ABC may actually be right that ‘The View’ should keep its equal-time rule exemption,” Beck said on his show Monday.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

The ceremony will also stream on YouTube, ending a five-decade run on ABC, beginning that year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“The more extreme, the better,” former federal prosecutor Carin Duryee told ABC.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Eventually, Sally Field earned back her goodwill with my family when she starred in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi