ABC's

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz/ ,USA pronunciation: respellingbē′sēz)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ABC's or ABCs/ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz/USA pronunciation   n. pl. 
  1. the alphabet:Children learn their ABC's in kindergarten.
  2. Educationthe basic skills of any subject.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ABC's  bē′sēz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. Also, ABC. the alphabet.
  2. Educationthe basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing:learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.
  3. Also, ABC. the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject:the ABC's of electricity.
Also, ABCs 
'ABC's' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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