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What does B.C. stand for?

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Rebecca

B.C. stands for "before Christ," meaning before the birth of Jesus Christ. B.C. is a way to indicate the time period. Ex: The first Olympic Games ever recorded was in 776 B.C. Ex: In 44 B.C. Brutus murdered Julius Cesar.

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