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Dictionary entry overview: What does ABC mean?

• ABC (noun)
The noun ABC has 1 sense:

1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

Familiarity information: ABC used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABC (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

ABC; ABC's; ABCs; first principle; first rudiment; rudiment; alphabet

Context example:

he mastered only the rudiments of geometry

Hypernyms ("ABC" is a kind of...):

basic principle; basics; bedrock; fundamental principle; fundamentals (principles from which other truths can be derived)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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