MC

MC

See also: mc, Mc, mC, Mc-, .mc, and M/C

Translingual

Symbol

MC

1. (metrology) Symbol for megacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 10⁶ coulombs.

Symbol

MC

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Monaco.

   Synonym: MCO (alpha-3)

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English

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

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Phrase

MC

1. (text messaging) Initialism of Merry Christmas.

Noun

MC (countable and uncountable, plural MCs or MC's)

1. Initialism of master of ceremonies.
2. (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

3. (knitting) Initialism of main colour.
   • 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 91:

     With MC, knit a row, purl a row.

4. Initialism of medical center.
5. (textiles) Initialism of matching colour.
6. (computing) Initialism of movie clip.
7. Initialism of methylene chloride. (dichloromethane)
8. Initialism of motorcycle club.
9. Initialism of mail code.
10. Initialism of main character.
11. Initialism of military cross.
12. (medicine, pathology) Initialism of molluscum contagiosum.
13. Initialism of member of congress.
14. Initialism of medical college.
15. (astronomy) Initialism of Mars-crosser.
16. (astrology) Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
17. Initialism of male circumcision.
18. Initialism of medical certificate.
19. Initialism of Minecraft.

Verb

MC (third-person singular simple present MCs, present participle MCing, simple past and past participle MCed)

1. To emcee, to act as a master of ceremonies.
2. (music) To rap.

Translations

emcee — see emcee

rap — see rap

Proper noun

MC

1. (video games, informal) Initialism of Minecraft.
2. Initialism of Marine Corps.
3. Abbreviation of Mastercard.

See also

• Mc
• mc
• Mac

Anagrams

• CM, cM

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Chinese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English MC (emcee).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): em¹ si¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: em¹ si¹
    • Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
    • Cantonese Pinyin: em¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ém¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛːm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

MC

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) emcee; host; presenter

Etymology 2

Initialism of English multiple choice.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): em¹ si¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: em¹ si¹
    • Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
    • Cantonese Pinyin: em¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ém¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛːm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

MC

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) multiple choice questions

Derived terms

MC紙／MC纸

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Spanish

Proper noun

MC

1. Abbreviation of Michoacán (Mexican state)

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• mc

Noun

MC c

1. motorcycle; Abbreviation of motorcykel.

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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

1. (television) a host

   Synonym: người dẫn (chương trình)