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ABC'S
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ABC's mean?
• ABC'S (noun)
The noun ABC'S has 1 sense:
1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
Familiarity information: ABC'S used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
ABC; ABC's; ABCs; alphabet; first principles; rudiments
Context example:
he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
Hypernyms ("ABC's" 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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