A Quick and Simple Dictionary

ABC

1. (initialism) .  (Australia, radio) Australian Broadcasting Company. (defdate, 1929-1932) .
2. (initialism) .  (Australia, television) Australian Broadcasting Commission. (defdate, 1932-1983) .
3. (initialism) .  (Australia, _) Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (defdate, From July 1983) .
4. (initialism) .  (US, _) American Broadcasting Company.
5. (initialism) .  (television, Japan) Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.
6. (initialism) .  alcoholic beverage control.
7. (initialism) .  (context, of chewing gum) already been chewed.
8. (initialism) .  (business, _) activity-based costing.
9. (initialism) .  (US, Canada) American-born Chinese.
10. (initialism) .  (Australia, NZ) Australian-born Chinese.
11. (initialism) .  (sport) African Basketball Confederation.
12. (initialism) .  ABC (B), a Belgian car market.
13. (initialism) .  Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad.
14. (initialism) .  aural brevity code.
15. (initialism) .  (military) atomic, biological, and chemical.
16. (initialism) .  (emergency medicine) Airway, breathing, and circulation.
17. (initialism) .  American Book Center.
18. (initialism) .  (context, Brazil) An acrostic for Saint Andre, Saint Bernardo and Saint Caetano, satellite cities around Sao Paulo City , a very important industrial area.
19. (initialism) .  anything but Chardonnay: a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitous.
20. Noun.  (''US also'' '''ABCs''') (uncountable) The alphabet.
21. Noun.  (obsolete) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.
22. Noun.  The rudiments of any subject.