DC

Definitions

1. Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of district court.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. Abbreviation of December.
   abbreviation, alt-of
4. Alternative letter-case form of DC.
   alt-of
5. Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. Initialism of direct current.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. Initialism of double crochet.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
8. Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
9. Initialism of doctor of chiropractic.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
10. Initialism of Dreamcast, a home videogaming console from SEGA.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
11. Initialism of debit card.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
12. Ellipsis of DC Comics: Initialism of Detective Comics.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
13. Initialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
14. Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; clipping of DCHP.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
15. Initialism of defined contributions.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
16. Abbreviation of Discord.
    abbreviation, alt-of, informal
17. Initialism of device context.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
18. Initialism of difficulty class.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
19. Initialism of disconnection.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
20. Initialism of district commissioner.
    Kenya, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
21. Initialism of disciplinary control.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
22. Initialism of distribution center.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Coleman, who previously broke quorum but did not join⟳ others in DC due to a recent leg amputation, gave the invocation Thursday, saying in part, “I pray that we, all of us look⟳ inside about where we want⟳ this world to go, this state, this House, and look⟳ at it from the perspective of trying to find⟳ as much common ground as can be found.””

“Dr. Keith Kimberlin for example, who recently shared video in which he claimed that most sunscreen “is toxic” and “more dangerous than [sun]burning,” is a chiropractor with a doctorate of chiropractic degree (DC).”

“I am getting huge lag spikes […] they are bad and long enough where you think⟳ it's a DC.”

“The DC reasoned that since it was only the ancestrals who had a problem with the incident, they should supply⟳ the bulls necessary to purify the forest.”

“I'd give⟳ my state pay⟳ for the next year just to be held for a few minutes without fear of being put⟳ in DC”

“Disciplinary Control⟳ is a form⟳ of segregation in which inmates who have⟳ been found guilty of an institutional rule⟳, pursuant to the Administrative Rule⟳ (AR) 5120-9-08, may be placed. Per the AR 5120-9-11, inmates can receive⟳ placement in DC for 15 days as a result⟳ of a single rule⟳ violation or a series of rule⟳ violations arising from one event. An inmate can also receive⟳ an additional 15 days for two or more unrelated violations or for any violations committed while in DC. However, no inmate shall spend⟳ more than 30 consecutive days in DC.”

“We used a low-pressure (0.1 mbar) hydrogen-argon mixture (10% H 2 ) with dc plasma ignited between two aluminum electrodes.”

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