"PNC" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: PNCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PNC (plural PNCs)
  1. (philately) Initialism of plate number coil. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: plate number coil Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-PNC-en-noun-ioHbnyrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  2. (philately) Initialism of philatelic numismatic cover. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: philatelic numismatic cover Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-PNC-en-noun-unNhGAaS Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

Inflected forms

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