WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ABC's or ABCs/ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz/USA pronunciation
n. pl.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the alphabet:Children learn their ABC's in kindergarten.
- Educationthe basic skills of any subject.
ABC's
(ā′bē′sēz′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- Also, ABC. the alphabet.
- Educationthe basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing:learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.
- Also, ABC. the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject:the ABC's of electricity.
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