ABC
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- noun
- /ˌeɪ biː ˈsiː/
- Informal
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lo básico
- What are your ABC's of compelling content?
- the ABCs of canning
He says teach the moral ABC that unites all mankind.
- He says teach the moral ABC that unites all mankind.
- And so I wrote this book, it's the ABC's of buying rental property.
- What are your ABC's of compelling content?
- This has been my ABC of smart machines, and it's been my privilege to talk to you this evening.
Examples
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And so I wrote this book, it's the ABC's of buying rental property.
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Teachers can use both The ABCs of Food as a textbook and as a supplement to their regular curriculum.
Academic text (2001) -
This has been my ABC of smart machines, and it's been my privilege to talk to you this evening.
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And remember to pick up your copy of the ABC's of Getting Out of Debt.
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These are the ABCs of me.
Fiction book (1996) -
We might as well face up to the fact that we're still just learning the ABCs.
Fiction book (2002) -
The ABCs of the Presidential Debate: From Awkward Laughter to Binders to Zingers
Blog text (3) -
So, here are the trade-offs we have made: we have determined that our formula for helping children succeed in life is building trusting and enduring one-to-one relationships and supporting them in their ABCs: school attendance, behavior, and classroom success in reading and math.
Blog text (26) -
To learn computer programming, you need to understand the ABC of coding languages.
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In any subject, mastering the ABCs will provide a strong foundation for further learning.
Synonyms
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The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
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Important facts or skills you learn first in a subject
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Basic ideas and facts that form the foundation of a subject
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Basic facts or skills people learn first in a subject
Basic ideas you learn first when studying a subject
How Basic
Surface Forms
Morphology
ABC = A + B + C
Idiomatic meaning ('the basics') derived from conventional use of the letters as a metaphor; the letters themselves do not transparently compose this semantic value.
Etymology
ABC often means the very basics of a subject because A-B-C are the first things children learn at school. So saying 'the ABC of something' is a simple way to mean its basic steps or rules.