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  • abbreviation Latin ante cibum (before meals)

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  • initialism electricity alternating current
  • initialism medicine ante cibum, before meals

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Examples

  • Sfmike wrote: ... and "music-drama" is a German concept, a.c., the Italian version is simply Opera even though Monteverdi definitely wrote "music-drama".

    Pretty Woman Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • Verdi was god and so was Rossini (and "music-drama" is a German concept, a.c., the Italian version is simply Opera even though Monteverdi definitely wrote "music-drama").

    Pretty Woman Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • Set a.c. at 78 degrees F. and save 726 lbs. of CO2 a year.

    Mindy Pennybacker: A 12-Step program for oil addicts: green grilling, chilling & more 2010

  • Florescano señala que la Cuenta Larga registraba el número de días transcurridos desde el año 3114 a.c., una fecha mítica escogida por los mayas, y que probablemente servía para que los dirigentes registraran su ascendencia genealógica y la vincularan con su presente.

    Pseudohistoria: 2012, el fin del mundo se acerca (��Otra vez?) 2009

  • Scott: I like the cathartic quality of william burroughs and charles bukowski, but on the opposite end of spectrum ... my true faves would have to be: Radhanatha Swami, The Journey Home Autobiography of an American swami, Indradyumna Swami - diary of a traveling preacher, and absolutely nothing surpasses His divine grace a.c. bhaktivedanta swami srila prabhupada - anything he's done.

    Jeff Rivera: Rock Band to Watch: Rival Sons 2009

  • As you may have guessed i don't have air conditioning, and neither did anyone else for most of our history ... so there must be a wealth of trial and error and discoveries out there that we have just forgotten post a.c. Does anyone know of any other things/ideas? ...

    The Longevity of the Victorian Architecture 2007

  • February 17th, 2009 @ 4:21 PM music photo via a.c. newman myspace

    win tickets : a.c. newman at neumo’s on saturday | Seattle Metblogs 2009

  • Are the RV systems 110V a.c. as well as 12 V d.c.?

    Satellite Internet 2007

  • We had been awakened by the sound of our a.c. laboring like a jet engine at the end of a runway.

    Kate Clinton: "Do You Have To Go?" 2008

  • I'm all for participating in the myriad things we can do to assist turning back the tide on human-made global warming: writing to a corporation about being environmentally responsible, turning off unnecessary lights and keeping the heat or a.c. on "low", voting for the politicians who will lead us into cleaner living, and driving a smaller more fuel efficient car.

    Kathy Freston: Taking Global Warming Personally (and Shedding Some Holiday Weight at the Same Time) 2008

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