Pc Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms pc 1 American

1. picocurie; picocuries.

PC 2 American

abbreviation

1. Peace Corps.

2. personal computer.

3. player character.

4. politically correct.

5. printed circuit.

6. professional corporation.

7. pubococcygeus.

pc. 3 American

abbreviation

plural

pcs

1. piece.

2. prices.

P/C 4 American Or p/c

abbreviation

1. petty cash.

2. price current.

p.c. 5 American

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.

p.c. 6 American

abbreviation

1. percent.

2. petty cash.

3. postal card.

4. price current.

5. printed circuit.

P.C. 7 American

abbreviation

1. Past Commander.

2. British. Police Constable.

3. politically correct.

4. Post Commander.

5. British. Prince Consort.

6. British. Privy Council.

7. professional corporation.

pc 1 British

abbreviation

1. per cent

2. postcard

3. obsolete (in prescriptions) post cibum

4. parsec

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abbreviation

1. personal computer

2. Parish Council(lor)

3. Past Commander

4. (in Britain and Canada) Police Constable

5. politically correct

6. Prince Consort

7. (in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)

8. (in Canada) Progressive Conservative

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abbreviation

1. petty cash

2. price current

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 p.c. Cultural

1. An abbreviation for “p olitically c orrect.” It refers to social, political, and educational changes designed to redress historical injustices in areas such as race, gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation: “Haven't you read the latest directive on p.c. language? Please refer to our colleagues as ‘women,’ not ‘ladies’ or ‘girls.’” The phrase and abbreviation, which also appears as PC, both debuted in the late twentieth century.

PC Idioms

1. Also, p.c. An abbreviation for politically correct.

Etymology

Origin of p.c.

From Latin post cibōs

Example Sentences

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