ABC
The English alphabetThe English alphabet.
» It's as easy as ABC.
Это просто как дважды два.
Meaning
7 senses(US, countable, plural, uncountable, usually)The English alphabet.
Do you know your ABC? (US: Do you know your ABCs?)
(countable, uncountable)The fundamentals of any subject.
the ABC of finance
(countable, uncountable)A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
(uncountable)A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.
Abc-Buch, Abecebuch, Abecedarium
а́збукаázbuka, буква́рьbukvárʹ
- a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Examples
15 sentencesIt's as easy as ABC.
ruЭто просто как дважды два. — shanghainese
I don't know the ABC of business.
ruЯ не знаю азбуки бизнеса. — Teashrock
The ABC company is in the red again.
Welcome to the management team at ABC Japan.
Does the license plate of your car begin with ABC?
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standiFrom Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.
Like QWERTY, the name is based on the first letter keys.
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Forms
plural: ABCs / ABC'sSynonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable