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ABC noun [ ˌeɪbiːˈsiː ]

• the alphabet.
• "millions of children every year learn how to say their ABC"
• the rudiments of a subject.
• "the business had been learning the ABC of its trade"

ABC abbreviation

• American Broadcasting Company.
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

ABC noun

• an American-born person of Chinese descent.
• "like many ABCs, his identity is a tapestry"

ABC adjective

• relating to or denoting American-born people of Chinese descent.
• "some ABC parents send their children to Chinese language schools"
Origin: 1970s: from the initial letters of American-born Chinese .

as easy as ABC

• extremely easy or straightforward.
"economics can be as simple as ABC"



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