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Main definitions of mc in English

: mc1Mc2MC3

mc1

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noun

  • A miscarriage (particularly used in online forums)

    • ‘I suffered a mc at 13 weeks last year’

Origin

1950s abbreviation.

Main definitions of Mc in English

: mc1Mc2MC3

Mc2

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abbreviation

  • Megacycle(s), a unit of frequency equal to one million cycles.

Main definitions of MC in English

: mc1Mc2MC3

MC3

Pronunciation /ˌem ˈsē/ /ˌɛm ˈsi/

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noun

  • 1

    short for Member of Congress

    • ‘the chance to vote for their MC’

  • 2

    short for master of ceremonies

    chairperson, chairman, chairwoman, president, convener, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, leader, MC, master of ceremonies, mistress of ceremonies

  • 3A person who provides entertainment at a club or party by instructing the DJ and performing rap music.

intransitive verbMCs, MCing, MC'd, MCed

[no object]

  • Perform as an MC.

    • ‘he's MC'd at all of our parties’

abbreviation

  • 1(in the UK) Military Cross.

    • ‘he was awarded the MC’

  • 2Music cassette.

    • ‘it is now available on Deutsche Grammophon CD and MC’

Pronunciation

MC

/ˌem ˈsē/ /ˌɛm ˈsi/