"ORC" meaning in All languages combined

See ORC on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ORC
  1. Initialism of Orange River Colony. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Orange River Colony
    Sense id: en-ORC-en-name-i6Gjkzyj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 18 4 7 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 17 13 6 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 17 10 5 1 4
  2. Acronym of Otago Regional Council. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Otago Regional Council
    Sense id: en-ORC-en-name-lXEivgBw
  3. Abbreviation of Oregon City. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Oregon City
    Sense id: en-ORC-en-name-k8mdXoZ7

Noun [English]

Forms: ORCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ORC (countable and uncountable, plural ORCs)
  1. (astronomy) Acronym of odd radio circle, a very large unexplained astronomical object. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: odd radio circle (extra: a very large unexplained astronomical object) Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-ORC-en-noun-eC99LpSt Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. Initialism of organized retail crime. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: organized retail crime
    Sense id: en-ORC-en-noun-l~1zwHxV
  3. (biochemistry) Initialism of origin recognition complex. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: origin recognition complex Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-ORC-en-noun-Z9-9k9j9 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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