BCE
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BCE
adverb B.C.E.
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Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.
Socrates was tried and executed in the year 399 BCE.
Similar: BC
Opposite: CE
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ont, ecb, escb, oec, seleucid, babylonia, hellenistic, ptolemaic, punic, minoan, akkadian, punic war, persian empire, parthia, assyria, byzantine empire
adverb
Opposite: CE
Translations
Every language
adv secularized form of BC — see also BC
| Español | antes de la era común |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기원전 giwonjeon |
| 中文 | 公元前 gōngyuán qián |
| Français | av. n. è. (avant notre ère), AEC, AÈC, av. è. c. (avant l'ère commune) |
| Deutsch | v. u. Z. (vor unserer Zeitrechnung), v. d. Z. (vor der Zeitrechnung/vor der Zeitenwende) |
| Ελληνικά | π.Κ.Ε. p.K.E. |
| Română | î.e.n. (înainte de eră noastră) |
| Русский | до н. э., до на́шей э́ры do nášej éry |
| Tiếng Việt | TCN |
Talk about this word "BCE." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. BCE. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bce "BCE." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bce.Cite this
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