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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)play

  Familiarity information: ABC'S used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABC'S (noun)


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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