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Crosswords: M.C. |
| Specialty definitions using "M.C.": CELP, Communicating Functional Processes ♦ metric carat ♦ PLUSS. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "M.C." is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (inst., instant). |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Domain | Definition |
Fine Arts | A person who acts as a host for a variety program or other stage entertainment introducing other performers to the audience. Source: European Union. (references) |
Religion & Philosophy | Latin for mid-heaven. This is the point above the observer where the Sun "culminates" at noon. Its opposite is the Imum Coeli. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
M.C. | English | Military Cross | N/A |
m.c. | Italian | Corrente mese | Language |
m.c. | Latin | Currentis | Language |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
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Movie/TV Titles | M.C. Escher: Sky and Water 1 (1998) | |
Song Titles | Have You Seen Her (performing artist: M.C. Hammer) Pray (performing artist: M.C. Hammer) U Can't Touch This (performing artist: M.C. Hammer) Bust A Move (performing artist: Young M.C.) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Base Hospital No. 9. Chateauroux, France : Christmas 1917- M.C. Officers. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Ambrosius Carolus Bielerus M.D. / M.C. Hirschmann junior pinxit. J. Jacob Haid sculps. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Sketches by William M.C. Philbrick, Carpenter's Mate on USS Portsmouth, showing Essex as she appeared on the morning of 1 November 1862, on the Mississippi River. Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] / Capt. M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineer in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C., 1854. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Crucitas Bridge, Tampico Div., M.C. Ry., Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | M.C. Ry. between Zacetecas [i.e. Zacatecas] and Guadeloupe [i.e. Guadalupe]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | 36th Medical Training Battalion, Camp Grant, Illinois; Major Thair C. Rich, M.T. Battalion Commander; Capt. Harold J. Reugh, M.A.C. Adjutant; Capt. Bruce N. Balding, M.C. Executive Officer. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | The landing, of the naval expedition, against Tabasco [Mexico]. Com...ore M.C. Perry in command / painted by H. Walke Lt. U.S.N. ; drawn on stone by Volmering & Davignon ; lith. by Sarony & Major. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | The U.S. Steam Frigate Mississippi, Com..re M.C. Perry--Going out to the relief of the American steamer Hunter a French bark [her prize] and an American pilot boat wrecked on Green Island reef near Vera Cruize March 21st, 1847 / lith. of Sarony & Major ;. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion [sic] of the port of Tuspan [...] / painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. ; drawn on ston [sic] by J. Vollmering ; lith. of Sarony & Major. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
M.C. Escher | I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "M.C." is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "M.C." is used about 19 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 19 | 80,337 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "M.C."; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | Milieu-du-Ciel, maître de cérémonie, M.C.. (various references) | |
German | zeremonienmeister (emcee, master of ceremonies). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | medicinska služba (medical corps.), glavni komandant (master commandant), ceremonijar (master of ceremonies), član saveta (member of council), član kongresa (member of congress). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 2E 43 2E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 00101110 01000011 00101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M . C . |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 002E 0043 002E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47163716 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Abbreviations | 9. Acronyms 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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