MC
See also: mc, Mc, mC, Mc-, .mc, and M/C
Translingual
Symbol
MC
- (metrology) Symbol for megacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 106 coulombs.
Symbol
MC
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Monaco.
- Synonym: MCO (alpha-3)
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Phrase
MC
- (text messaging) Initialism of Merry Christmas.
Noun
MC (countable and uncountable, plural MCs or MC's)
- Initialism of master of ceremonies.
- (music, slang) A rapper.
- 1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys:
- Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay
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- (knitting) Initialism of main colour.
- 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 91:
- With MC, knit a row, purl a row.
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- Initialism of medical center.
- (textiles) Initialism of matching colour.
- (computing) Initialism of movie clip.
- Initialism of methylene chloride. (dichloromethane)
- Initialism of motorcycle club.
- Initialism of mail code.
- Initialism of main character.
- Initialism of military cross.
- (medicine, pathology) Initialism of molluscum contagiosum.
- Initialism of member of congress.
- Initialism of medical college.
- (astronomy) Initialism of Mars-crosser.
- (astrology) Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
- Initialism of male circumcision.
- Initialism of medical certificate.
- Initialism of Minecraft.
Verb
MC (third-person singular simple present MCs, present participle MCing, simple past and past participle MCed)
- To emcee, to act as a master of ceremonies.
- (music) To rap.
Translations
emcee — see emcee
rap — see rap
Proper noun
MC
- (video games, informal) Initialism of Minecraft.
- Initialism of Marine Corps.
- Abbreviation of Mastercard.
See also
- Mc
- mc
- Mac
Anagrams
- CM, cM
Chinese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English MC (emcee).
Pronunciation
Noun
MC
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) emcee; host; presenter
Etymology 2
Initialism of English multiple choice.
Pronunciation
Noun
MC
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) multiple choice questions
Derived terms
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Spanish
Proper noun
MC
- Abbreviation of Michoacán (Mexican state)
Swedish
Alternative forms
- mc
Noun
MC c
- motorcycle; Abbreviation of motorcykel.
Vietnamese
Etymology
From English MC (master of ceremonies).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛm˧˧ si˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛm˧˧ sɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛm˧˧ sɪj˧˧]
- Phonetic: em xi
Noun
MC
- (television) a host
- Synonym: người dẫn (chương trình)