Meaning of Abc | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The English alphabet.
   US, countable, plural, uncountable, usually
2. Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, mnemonic, uncountable
3. Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.
   uncountable
5. A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
6. Initialism of alcoholic beverage control.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
8. A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
9. Initialism of American-born Chinese.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, sometimes, uncountable
10. Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Company.
    abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
11. The fundamentals of any subject.
    countable, uncountable
12. Initialism of Australian-born Chinese.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
13. Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Commission.
    abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
14. A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
    countable, uncountable
15. Initialism of activity-based costing.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
16. Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
17. A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
    UK, countable, uncountable
18. Initialism of advance base camp.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
19. Initialism of Agricultural Bank of China.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
20. Ellipsis of ABC store.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, regional, uncountable
21. Initialism of ATP-binding cassette.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
22. Initialism of Audit Bureau of Circulations.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
23. Initialism of antigen-binding capacity.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
24. Initialism of Aerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeterias.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
25. Initialism of age-associated B cell.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
26. Initialism of Advance Booking Charter.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
27. Initialism of aneurysmal bone cyst.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
28. Initialism of Asian Basketball Confederation.
    abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
29. Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinoma.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
30. Initialism of American Bowling Congress.
    abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
31. Abbreviation of abacavir.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
32. Initialism of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the three most powerful and wealthiest countries in South America.
    abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, initialism, often
33. Initialism of accelerated blood clearance.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
34. 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.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
35. Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computer.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
36. Initialism of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
37. Initialism of artificial bee colony.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
38. Initialism of American Book Center, an English-language bookstore in Amsterdam founded in 1972.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
39. Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditors.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
40. An imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.
41. Initialism of absorbing boundary condition.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
42. Initialism of Anglican Book Centre, the publishing house and bookshop of the Anglican Church of Canada until 2013.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
43. Initialism of abstract base class.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
44. Initialism of adventure-based counseling.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
45. Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognition.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
46. Initialism of alien big cat.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
47. Initialism of active body control.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
48. Initialism of Archbishop of Canterbury.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

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

“the ABC of finance”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“ABC transporter”

“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.”

“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).”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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).”

“ABC countries”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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