See BC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"roman": "mɔɔkɔɔsɑɑ",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "ម.គ.ស."
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "មុនគ្រិស្តសករាជ"
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "기원전"
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "przed Chr. (przed Chrystusem)"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "[obsolete] p.n.Chr. (przed narodzeniem Chrystusa)"
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "a.C."
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "î.Hr. (înainte de Hristos)"
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "do R. Xr.",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"roman": "do nášej éry",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "до на́шей э́ры"
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "RC (ro Chrìosda)"
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "a. de J. C. (antes de Jesucristo)"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "a. C."
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"lang": "Swahili",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "KK (kabla ya Kristo)"
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "f.Kr. (före Kristus)"
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"code": "tl",
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"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "U.K. (Una kay Kristo)"
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "krī.pū.",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "క్రీ.పూ."
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"lang": "Turkish",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"alt": "до Різдва́ Христо́вого",
"code": "uk",
"english": "do R. Xr.",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "do R. Xr.",
"word": "до Р. Хр."
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"code": "uk",
"english": "do n. e.",
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"lang_code": "uk",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "do n. e.",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "до на́шої е́ри"
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "avant notre ère"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ʒv. c̣.",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "ძვ. წ."
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "v. Chr. (vor Christus, vor Christo)"
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"lang": "Greek",
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"roman": "p.Ch.",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "π.Χ."
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "לפנה״ס"
},
{
"code": "hi",
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"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ī.pū.",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "ई॰पू॰"
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"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ī.pū.",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "ई.पू."
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "Kr. e. (Krisztus előtt)"
},
{
"code": "is",
"english": "fyrir Krist",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "fyrir Krist",
"word": "f.Kr."
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "SM (Sebelum Masehi)"
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"code": "it",
"english": "avanti Cristo",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "avanti Cristo",
"word": "a.C."
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"alt": "きげんぜん",
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"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kigenzen",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "紀元前"
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"code": "km",
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"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "mɔɔkɔɔsɑɑ",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "ម.គ.ស."
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"code": "km",
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"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "mun krɨh saʼkraac",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "មុនគ្រិស្តសករាជ"
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"alt": "紀元前",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "giwonjeon",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "기원전"
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"code": "la",
"english": "ante Christum",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "ante Christum",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "п.н.е"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "SM (Sebelum Masihi)"
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"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "Q.K. (Qabel Kristu)"
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"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"lang_code": "nv",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "Doodaatsaahii tʼah bítséedi"
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"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"lang_code": "zdj",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "kaɓla wakati rilio nuwo (kabla wakati rilio nuwo)"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "f.Kr. (før Kristi fødsel)"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "f.Kr."
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "przed Chr. (przed Chrystusem)"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "[obsolete] p.n.Chr. (przed narodzeniem Chrystusa)"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "a.C."
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"code": "pt",
"english": "antes de Cristo",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "î.Hr. (înainte de Hristos)"
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"alt": "до Рождества́ Христо́ва",
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"english": "do R. Xr.",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "do R. Xr.",
"word": "до Р. Хр."
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"code": "ru",
"english": "do n. e.",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"translation": "do n. e.",
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"roman": "do nášej éry",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "до на́шей э́ры"
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "RC (ro Chrìosda)"
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"code": "hsb",
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"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "a. de J. C. (antes de Jesucristo)"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "KK (kabla ya Kristo)"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "f.Kr. (före Kristus)"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "U.K. (Una kay Kristo)"
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"alt": "క్రీస్తు పూర్వము (krīstu pūrvamu)",
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"roman": "krī.pū.",
"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
"word": "క్రీ.పూ."
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "before Christ — see also BCE",
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"alt": "до Різдва́ Христо́вого",
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"word": "до на́шої е́ри"
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"word": "قبلِ مسیح"
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"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
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