ABC

1. (international standards,aviation)IATAairport code forAlbacete Airport, which servesAlbacete,Castilla–La Mancha,Spain.

FromMiddle Englishabece,ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.

• (noun):absey(in certain senses only)

• IPA^(key):/eɪ biː ˈsiː/

• Audio(California):

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ABC (countable anduncountable,pluralABCsorABC's)

1. (uncountable,countable, usually plural inCanada,US) The Englishalphabet.[First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]^[1]

   Do you know yourABC? (US:Do you know yourABCs?)

   Synonyms:(obsolete)absey,alphabet

2. (obsolete,poetry) A type ofpoem in which thelines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.[Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]^[1]
3. (obsolete) Aprimer for teaching theLatin alphabet and first elements of reading.[Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]^[1]
4. Thefundamentals of any subject.[First attested in the mid-16th century.]^[1]

   theABC of finance

   Synonyms:basics,fundamentals

   • 1866, D. P. Conyngham,The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns: With Some Account of the Corcoran Legion, and Sketches of the Principal Officers, Glasgow: Cameron & Ferguson, page28:

     This was theAlma Mater of the Brigade, where it learned itsA B C of military tactics.

   • 2020 April 21, Marina Harss, “Twist, Bend, Reach, Step: A Merce Cunningham Solo Anyone Can Try”, inThe New York Times‎^[1]:

     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 anABC of his meticulous approach to subdividing the body in motion — twist, bend, reach, step.

5. (poker) Astraightforward,uniform playingstyle, often focusing on betting forvalue,folding weak hands, and avoidingbluffing.
6. (UK,rail transport) A Britishalphabetizedguidebook listingtrains and theirstations.
   • 1934,Evelyn Waugh,A Handful of Dust, Chapman & Hall:

     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 anA.B.C. in his hands and was clearly looking out a train.

• ABC book
• ABC guide
• easy as ABC

Naming an alphabet after the initial letters is common; compare:

• alphabet
• bopomofo
• futhark
• futhorc

Initialisms.

ABC (countable anduncountable,pluralABCs)

1. (mnemonic,emergency medicine)Initialism ofairway,breathing andcirculation: the essential steps in the immediateassessment andtreatment of critically ill or injuredpatients.

   Coordinate terms:ABCD,CAB

   • 2015, Marcia Wells,Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery in Mayan Mexico,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,→ISBN, page180:

     I run my hands over his chest, assessing hisABCs: airway, breathing, circulation.

2. (US)Initialism ofalcoholicbeveragecontrol.
   • 2011, Richard A. McGowan, “State-Controlled Liquor Stores I: Pennsylvania”, inPrivatize This? Assessing the Opportunities and Costs of Privatization, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO,→ISBN, page89:

     Pennsylvania is one of 18 alcoholic beverage control states, commonly known as “ABC states.” In anABC state, the state government controls the sale and distribution of various alcoholic beverages, depending on state law.

4. (sometimesderogatory)Initialism ofAmerican-bornChinese.

   Coordinate term:CBC

   • 1993, Susan Kulkin,Speaking Out: Teenagers Take on Race, Sex, and Identity, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons,→ISBN, page59:

     Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students wereABCs. 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.

5. Initialism ofAustralian-bornChinese.
   • 2004, Wenche Ommundsen, “Cultural Citizenship in Diaspora: A Study of Chinese Australia”, in Robbie B.H. Goh, Shawn Wong, editors,Asian Diasporas: Cultures, Indentity, Representations, Hong Kong University Press,→ISBN, page79:

     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 anABC (Australian-born Chinese), an ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, or a mainlander.

6. (businessmanagement)Initialism ofactivity-based costing.
   • 2008, Gary Dessler, Jean Phillips, “Planning and Controlling Now: Controlling”, inManaging Now, Houghton Mifflin Company,→ISBN, page222:

     Activity-based costing is a powerful control tool. WithABC, the manager can access all departments and monitor the costs associated with any activity he or she wants to control.

7. (climbing)Initialism ofadvancebasecamp.
   • 1999, Harish Kapadia, “Accident and Rescue in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary”, inAcross Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya, New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company,→ISBN, page69:

     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 establishedABC at 4877 m on a small open rocky ground.

8. (biochemistry)Initialism ofATP-bindingcassette.

   ABC transporter

   • 2008, Gerd Schmitz, “Sterol Transporters”, in Stefan Offermanns, Walter Rosenthal, editors,Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology, 2nd edition, volume 1, Springer,→ISBN, page1157:

     ABC-transporters are multispan membrane proteins that mediate the active uptake or efflux of specific substrates across various biological membrane systems. A functionalABC-transporter protein usually consists of two transmembrane domains and twoABCs.

9. (immunology,medicine)Initialism ofantigen-bindingcapacity.
10. (immunology)Initialism ofage-associatedB cell.
    • 2011 August 4, Yi Hao, Patrick O'Neill, Martin S. Naradikian, Jean L. Scholz, Michael P. Cancro, “A B-cell subset uniquely responsive to innate stimuli accumulates in aged mice”, inBlood, volume118, number 5,→DOI, page1296:

      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).

11. (pathology)Initialism ofaneurysmal bone cyst.
    • 2013, Georges Y. El-Khoury, “Tumors/Miscellaneous: Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)”, in D. Lee Bennett, Georges Y. El-Khoury, editors,Pearls and Pitfalls in Musculoskeletal Imaging: Variants and Other Difficult Diagnoses, Cambridge University Press,→ISBN, page219:

      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 resembleABC, and in about one third of allABCs a pre-existing lesion can be identified.

12. (pathology)Initialism ofadenoid basal cell carcinoma.
13. (pharmacology)Abbreviation ofabacavir.
14. (pharmacology)Initialism ofacceleratedbloodclearance.
15. (computing)Initialism ofAtanasoff-Berry computer.
16. (computing)Initialism ofartificial bee colony.
17. (law,finance)Initialism ofassignment for the benefit of creditors.
    • 2010, Pepper Hamilton, “Alternatives to bankruptcy”, in John Wm. Butler, Jr, editor,Navigating Today's Environment: The Directors' and Officers' Guide to Restructuring, Globe White Page Ltd,→ISBN, page205:

      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.

18. (electrical engineering)Initialism ofabsorbingboundary condition.
    • 2008, Nikolaos V. Kantartzis, Theodoros D. Tsiboukis,Modern EMC Analysis Techniques I: Time-Domain Computational Schemes, Morgan & Claypool,→ISBN, page180:

      As a matter of fact, when numerically handling a model originally established on an unbounded domain, it is compulsory to impose the pertinentABC to terminate the endless mesh while retaining a well-posed and stable simulation.

19. (object-oriented programming)Initialism ofabstractbase class.
    • 2010, James Coplien, Gertrud Bjørnvig, “What the SystemIs, Part 2: Coding It Up”, inLean Architecture for Agile Software Development, John Wiley & Sons,→ISBN, page133:

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

    • 2022, Luciano Ramalho,Fluent Python, 2nd edition, O'Reilly,→ISBN:

      MostABCs in thecollections.abc module exist to formalize interfaces that are implemented by built-in objects and are implicitly supported by the interpreter—both of which predate theABCs themselves.

20. (psychology)Initialism ofadventure-basedcounseling.
    • 2012, Shannon Hodges, “Emerging Fields and Profession in Counseling”, in101 Careers in Counseling, New York: Springer Publishing Company,→ISBN, page229:

      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. UtilizingABC as an innovative counseling approach for individuals, families, and groups has increased my enthusiasm as a counselor.

21. (psychology)Initialism ofaffect,behavior, andcognition.

    Synonym:CAB

22. (cryptozoology)Initialism ofalienbig cat.
23. (automotive)Initialism ofactive body control.
24. (Christianity,informal)Initialism ofArchbishop of Canterbury.

• (ATP-binding cassette):ABC transporter,ABC exporter

ABC

1. (television)Initialism ofAmerican Broadcasting Company: an Americancommercial broadcasttelevision network founded in 1943.
2. (radio,television)Initialism ofAustralian Broadcasting Corporation.[From 1983.]
3. (historical,radio)Initialism ofAustralian Broadcasting Company.[Founded in 1924.]
4. (historical,radio,television)Initialism ofAustralian Broadcasting Commission.[Founded in 1932.]
5. (radio,television)Initialism ofAsahi Broadcasting Corporation.
6. (finance)Initialism ofAgricultural Bank of China.
7. (publishing)Initialism ofAudit Bureau of Circulations.
8. (UK, nowhistorical)Initialism ofAerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeterias

   Alternative form:A.B.C.

   • 1915,W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 37, inOf Human Bondage:

     It was not worth while to go back to Barnes for the interval between the closing of the Museum and his meal in anABC shop, and the time hung heavily on his hands.

   • 1922,Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, inThe Secret Adversary:

     He turned into anA.B.C. shop and ordered eggs and bacon and coffee.

9. (aviation)Initialism ofAdvance Booking Charter.
10. (historical,basketball)Initialism ofAsian Basketball Confederation.
    • 2013 August 10, Gilas Pilipinas, “Looking back: When PH ruled Asian basketball”, inRappler:

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

    • 2017 January 15, Ray Roquero, “Hero of '67 ABC”, inBusiness Mirror:

      The most memorable championship of his life, the 1967ABC (now Fiba Asia), was also the most dramatic for the Philippines in the entire 1960s.

    • 2017 August 16, “Australia, NZ slug it out for FIBA Asia Cup crown”, inAsia Pacific Report:

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

    • 2018 April 5, Gerry Ramos,Sports Interactive Network Philippines:

      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).

11. (historical,bowling)Initialism ofAmerican Bowling Congress.
12. (oftenattributively)Initialism ofArgentina,Brazil andChile: the three mostpowerful andwealthiestcountries inSouth America.

    ABC countries

13. Initialism ofSanto André,São Bernardo do Campo andSão Caetano do Sul:satellite cities around the city ofSão Paulo that form the most importantindustrial area inBrazil.
14. (US,rail transport)Initialism ofAtlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad.
15. Initialism ofAmerican Book Center: an English-language bookstore inAmsterdam founded in 1972.
    • 2009 June 8, Derbhile Dromey, “10 best bookshops in the world”, inIrish Independent:

      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.

    • 2011 March 7, Caitlin Rung, “Marblehead storyteller Judith Black goes international”, inBoston Globe:

      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 atABC Treehouse, an institution that promotes and supports intercultural exploration in Amsterdam.

    • 2014 January 26, Ana McGinley, “From tea to e-readers: English bookshops in the Netherlands”, inDutch News:

      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 theABC almost since its launch in 1972, adding a second store in The Hague in 1976.

16. (computer languages) An imperative general-purposeprogramming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.
17. (Christianity)Initialism ofAnglicanBookCentre: thepublishing house andbookshop of theAnglican Church of Canada until 2013.

• ABC Islands
• (American Broadcasting Company):NBC,CBS,PBS,NPR
• (Audit Bureau of Circulations):IFABC

ABC (notcomparable)

1. (weaponry)Initialism ofatomic,biological andchemical: the three main categories ofweapon of mass destruction.

   Synonym:NBC

2. (slang, of a piece ofchewing gum)Initialism ofalreadybeenchewed.
   • 2010, Leverda Watkins,Pinnacle of Faith, Xlibris,→ISBN, page165:

     She'd chew the gum until she was finished with it for the day and store it in a tiny box in the refrigerator until she wanted another chew. If I accidentally threw out her gum, she was able to find someone else'sABC gum (already been chewed).

3. (medicine, ofdiffuse large B-cell lymphoma)Initialism ofactivatedB-cell-like.

• (atomic, biological and chemical):CBRN
• (activated B-cell-like):GCB

ABC

1. (wine)Initialism ofanythingbutChardonnay:a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen asubiquitous.
   • 1997 March, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label: The ABCs of white wine”, inOrange Coast, volume23, number 3, page168:

     He thought he was up-to-date on all the latest wine lingo until a longtime wine writer returned his sample request card with a bold, hand-written note on it that stated, “Send me all samples—ABC!” ¶ “ABC” threw my friend for a loop. When he called me, I translated the cryptic phrase—ABC is winespeak for “Anything But Chardonnay.”

2. (medicine)Initialism ofabstinence, be faithful, use a condom: asex education policy developed in response to theepidemic ofHIV/AIDS inAfrica.
   • 2014, Daniel Jordan Smith, “Introduction”, inAIDS Doesn't Show Its Face: Inequality, Morality, and Social Change in Nigeria, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press,→ISBN, page15:

     A final example of the iatrogenic effects of international public interventions is the impact on condom use that resulted from the “ABC” (Abstinence, Be Faithful, Use Condoms) approach to AIDS prevention, which has dominated programmatic efforts in Nigeria since about 2000. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created under US President George W. Bush's administration, promoted a conservative approach to AIDS prevention through itsABC messages, which were (1) abstinence is the only true prevention; (2) if one is in a sexual relationship, stay faithful to one partner; and (3) if one can't do either, use condoms.

3. (electronics, electric vehicles,automotive)Initialism ofalwaysbecharging;a recommendation to remember to charge or be left without use by a low battery at an inopportune time.
4. (Canadian politics)Initialism ofanythingbutConservative.

LikeQWERTY, the name is based on the first letter keys.^[2]

• ABCD,ABCDE

ABC (uncountable)

1. (computing,typography) Akeyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order inEnglish.

• B. C. A.,B.C.A.,cab,Cab,bac,CBA,BAC,cba,-bac-,BCA,CAB

ABC f

1. Associació Bíblica de Catalunya, a Catalonian bible club

• abc

• IPA^(key):/abeseː/,[æb̥eˈseːˀ]

ABC c (singular definiteABC'en,plural indefiniteABC'er)

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

•  ABC on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^da
•  ABC (bog) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^da

FromMiddle High Germana. b. c.,abecē; equivalent toA +‎B +‎C, the first three letters of the Latin and German alphabet.

• IPA^(key):/ˌa(ː)beˈtseː/

• Audio:

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ABC n (strong,genitiveABCorABCs,no plural)

1. ABC,alphabet

   Synonym:Alphabet

   • 1868, Friedrich Schmitt,Neues System zur Erlernung der deutschen Aussprache nebst neuer Eintheilung des ABC, München, book title:

     Neues System zur Erlernung der deutschen Aussprache nebst neuer Eintheilung desABC

     (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

• Abc,Abece

• ABC-Krieg,slowenischerABC-Krieg(in the 1830s)
• ABC-Schütze

ABC (indeclinable)

1. (weaponry)Initialism ofatomar,biologisch undchemisch:NBC
   • 2009, Christian Bernhardt, “Noch einmal ganz von vorne anfangen”, in Leah Wizelman, editor,Wenn der Krieg nicht endet. Schicksale von traumatisierten Soldaten und ihren Angehörigen,→ISBN,page142:

     Es gab dann immer einen Sirenenalarm im Camp und wir mussten unterABC-Vollschutz (ABC: atomar, biologisch, chemisch) versuchen, in irgendeinen Bunker zu laufen.

     Then there was always a siren alarm in camp and we had to run into a bunker wearingNBC protection (NBC: nuclear, biological, chemical).

   • 2013,Grundlagen des ABC-Einsatzes (Fachwissen Feuerwehr), 3rd edition,→ISBN,page11:

     In Abhängigkeit von der Art, den Eigenschaften und der Menge des freigewordenenABC-Gefahrstoffes sind unterschiedliche taktische Einheiten zur Gefahrenabwehr erforderlich.

     Various tactical units are required for security depending on the type, characteristics and quantity of the hazardousNBC substance that has been released.

   • 2022, Rainer Uhlmann,Ukraine-Krieg. Tagebuch eines Fragenden,→ISBN,page203:

     Das kann bis zu einemABC-Krieg reichen.

     That can extend as far as anNBC war.

• ABC-Krieg, ABC-Waffen

EnglishABC

• (Tokyo)エービーシー[èébííshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key):[e̞ːbʲiːɕiː]

ABC(エービーシー)• (ēbīshī) 

1. ABC(s)(alphabet)
2. the ABCs(rudiments)

   チェスのA(エー)B(ビー)C(シー)

   chesu noēbīshī

   theABCs of chess

   男(おとこ)と女(おんな)のA(エー)B(ビー)C(シー)

   otoko to onna noēbīshī

   theABCs of men and women

ABC n orm (pluralABCen)

1. ABC,alphabet

• eppes gëtt net a mäin ABC
• ABC-Klöppel

ABC in theLëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

• IPA^(key):[e.bi.si]

  • Audio(Malaysia):

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• Rhymes:-si,-i
• Hyphenation:A‧B‧C

FromEnglishABC, fromMiddle Englishabece,ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.

ABC (Jawi spellingاي بي سي,pluralABC-ABC)

1. TheLatin alphabet;ABC.

   Sudah tahukah kamuABC?

   Do you know yourABC yet?

Initialism ofair batu campur(“mixed ice”).

ABC (Jawi spellingاي بي سي,pluralABC-ABC)

1. A type ofdessert that is made from a mixtureshaved ice and various other things such asred bean ascendol.

   MintaABC, satu.

   OneABC, please.

• “ABC” inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

ABC

1. Alternative form ofabece

• abc

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

• IPA^(key):/ɑːbɛˈseː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-eː
• Hyphenation:A‧B‧C
• Homophone:abc

ABC f orm (definite singularABC-aorABC-en,indefinite pluralABC-er,definite pluralABC-ene)

1. anABC(a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading and spelling)
   • 1909,Alexander L. Kielland,Breve til hans datter, page144:

     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, page50:

     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, page66:

     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, page465:

     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 sinABC ―know yourABCs

   kunne mer enn sinABC ―know more than yourABCs (to understand many things)

3. atextbook 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 ofletters used when writing in alanguage)

The first letter of each term;atom,biologisk andkjemisk, borrowed fromEnglishatomic,biological andchemical.

ABC

1. (weaponry)Initialism ofatom-,biologisk andkjemisk: ("atomic, biological and chemical") the three main categories ofweapons of mass destruction.

The first letter of each respective country;Argentina(“Argentina”),Brasil(“Brazil”) andChile(“Chile”).

ABC

1. (geopolitics)Initialism ofArgentina,Brasil andChile: the three richest countries inSouth America

   Synonym:ABC-statene

• ABC-øyene(“ABC islands”)

• “ABC” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abc” inDet Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• abc

ABC f (definite singularABC-a,indefinite pluralABC-er,definite pluralABC-ene)

1. ABC(often in book form),alphabet

FromA +B +C, the first letters of the Latin alphabet (and thus the Portuguese alphabet). Some of the alternate spellings are derived from the writing-out of each letter's name:a orá,bê,cê.

• a-bê-cê,á-bê-cê,abecê,abc

ABC m (pluralABCs)

1. ABC(the Latin alphabet)

   Synonyms:abecedário,alfabeto,alfabeto latino

2. ABC(the rudiments of any subject)

   Synonyms:rudimentos,básico

The region is named from the first letters ofSanto André,São Bernardo do Campo, andSão Caetano do Sul.

ABC m

1. (Brazil)Ellipsis ofRegião do Grande ABC(“ABC Region”).

   Synonym:ABC Paulista

   • 2023 November 5, Tina Bini, “O fenômeno chamado We Coffee e suas novas e tecnológicas lojas em São Paulo”, inCNN Brasil‎^[2]:

     Cafeteria que virou febre na capital paulista atende 100 mil clientes por mês e abre nova loja ultra moderna, no Morumbi, e outra, noABC, onde o cliente terá a impressão de que está de cabeça para baixo[.]

     (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

ABC

1. Alternative form ofaw-bay-say

ABC m (pluralABCs)

1. Alternative form ofabecé

• “abc”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10