"BCE" meaning in English

See BCE in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: B.C.E. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} BCE (not comparable)
  1. (chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era Synonyms: BC Translations (secularized form of BC — see also BC): para erës sonë (Albanian), пр.н.е. (pr.n.e.) (alt: преди новата ера=pred novata era) (Bulgarian), 公元前 (gōngyuán qián) (Chinese Mandarin), KOK (Cornish), př. n. l. (před naším letopočtem) (Czech), f.v.t. (før vor tidsregning) (Danish), onze jaartelling (Dutch), gewone tijdrekening (Dutch), eaa. (Finnish), av. n. è. (avant notre ère) (French), AEC (French), AÈC (French), av. è. c. (avant l'ère commune) (French), ჩვ. წ.-მდე (čv. c̣.-mde) (Georgian), ახ. წ.–მდე (alt: ax. c̣.–mde) (Georgian), ჩვენს წელთაღრიცხვამდე (čvens c̣eltaɣricxvamde) (Georgian), ახალ წელთაღრიცხვამდე (axal c̣eltaɣricxvamde) (Georgian), v. u. Z. (vor unserer Zeitrechnung) (German), v. d. Z. (vor der Zeitrechnung/vor der Zeitenwende) (German), π.Κ.Ε. (p.K.E.) (Greek), i. e. (időszámításunk előtt) (Hungarian), б. з. д. (b. z. d.) (alt: біздің заманымызға дейін) (Kazakh), 기원전 (giwonjeon) (alt: 紀元前) (Korean), ante aer. vulg. (Latin), ante aer. comm. (Latin), pr. m. e. (rieš mūsų erą) (Lithuanian), п.н.е. (p.n.e.) (alt: пред нашата ера=pred nášata éra) (Macedonian), p.n.e. (przed naszą erą) (Polish), î.e.n. (înainte de eră noastră) (Romanian), до н. э. (english: do n. e.) (Russian), до на́шей э́ры (do nášej éry) (Russian), pred n. l. (Slovak), p.n.l. (pred naším letopočtom) (Slovak), pr. n. št. (pred našim štetjem) (Slovene), antes de la era común (Spanish), f.v.t. (Swedish), fvt (före vår tideräkning) (Swedish), до н. е. (english: do n. e.) (alt: до нашої ери) (Ukrainian), TCN (alt: trước Công Nguyên, 𠓀公元) (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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          "word": "eaa."
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          "alt": "ax. c̣.–mde",
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          "roman": "čvens c̣eltaɣricxvamde",
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          "word": "v. u. Z. (vor unserer Zeitrechnung)"
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          "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
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          "roman": "p.K.E.",
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          "word": "π.Κ.Ε."
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          "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
          "word": "i. e. (időszámításunk előtt)"
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          "roman": "giwonjeon",
          "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
          "word": "기원전"
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          "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
          "word": "ante aer. vulg."
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          "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
          "word": "pr. m. e. (rieš mūsų erą)"
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          "alt": "пред нашата ера=pred nášata éra",
          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "p.n.e.",
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          "word": "п.н.е."
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          "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
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          "ref": "2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023:",
          "text": "The ancient Greek historian Herodotus claimed that the forebears of the Lycians, the Trm̃mili, \"sprang originally from Crete\", though modern-day scholars believe they were an Anatolian people who became Hellenised after Alexander the Great seized the region from the Persians in 333 BCE. […] Formed in the 2nd Century BCE and composed of 23 city-states, the Lycian League was the world's first democratic union, a model of a strong confederacy based on popular and proportional representation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Common Era",
          "Common Era#English"
        ],
        [
          "Current Era",
          "Current Era#English"
        ],
        [
          "Christian Era",
          "Christian Era#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chronology",
        "hobbies",
        "horology",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "BC"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "para erës sonë"
    },
    {
      "alt": "преди новата ера=pred novata era",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "pr.n.e.",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "пр.н.е."
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "gōngyuán qián",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "公元前"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "lang_code": "kw",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "KOK"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "př. n. l. (před naším letopočtem)"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "f.v.t. (før vor tidsregning)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "onze jaartelling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "gewone tijdrekening"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "eaa."
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "av. n. è. (avant notre ère)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "AEC"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "AÈC"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "av. è. c. (avant l'ère commune)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "čv. c̣.-mde",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "ჩვ. წ.-მდე"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ax. c̣.–mde",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "ახ. წ.–მდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "čvens c̣eltaɣricxvamde",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "ჩვენს წელთაღრიცხვამდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "axal c̣eltaɣricxvamde",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "ახალ წელთაღრიცხვამდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "v. u. Z. (vor unserer Zeitrechnung)"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "v. d. Z. (vor der Zeitrechnung/vor der Zeitenwende)"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "p.K.E.",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "π.Κ.Ε."
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "i. e. (időszámításunk előtt)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "біздің заманымызға дейін",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "b. z. d.",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "б. з. д."
    },
    {
      "alt": "紀元前",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "giwonjeon",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "기원전"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "ante aer. vulg."
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "ante aer. comm."
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "pr. m. e. (rieš mūsų erą)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "пред нашата ера=pred nášata éra",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "p.n.e.",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "п.н.е."
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "p.n.e. (przed naszą erą)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "î.e.n. (înainte de eră noastră)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "do n. e.",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "translation": "do n. e.",
      "word": "до н. э."
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "do nášej éry",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "до на́шей э́ры"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "pred n. l."
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "p.n.l. (pred naším letopočtom)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "pr. n. št. (pred našim štetjem)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "antes de la era común"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "f.v.t."
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "fvt (före vår tideräkning)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "до нашої ери",
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "do n. e.",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "translation": "do n. e.",
      "word": "до н. е."
    },
    {
      "alt": "trước Công Nguyên, 𠓀公元",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "secularized form of BC — see also BC",
      "word": "TCN"
    }
  ],
  "word": "BCE"
}

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