how to pronounce ac

/ˈɛɪˈsiː/

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ac is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ac in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

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meanings of ac

noun:

Initialism of automobile club.
Alternative letter-case form of AC (“air conditioning").
Initialism of altocumulus cloud.
Abbreviation of acetyl.
Initialism of adult contemporary, (a radio format).
Abbreviation of acetate.
Initialism of athletic club.
Abbreviation of acre.
Initialism of access control.
Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.
Initialism of axiom of choice.
Account; money of account.
Initialism of aircraftman.
Initialism of Auxiliary Collier, (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal powered warships).
Initialism of ammonium chloride.
Initialism of anterior chamber.
Initialism of audible chuckle.
Initialism of absolute ceiling.
Initialism of autonomous county.
Alicyclic.
Initialism of area code.
Initialism of armor class.
Initialism of army corps.
Alternative letter-case form of AC (“alternating current").
Initialism of air corps.
Initialism of air-conditioning.
Initialism of air conditioning.
Initialism of account current.
Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.
Initialism of aviation cadet.
Initialism of alternating current, (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current, as in 110 V AC.).
Initialism of author's correction.
The Acura Legend automobile.
Companion of the Order of Australia.

adjective:

Initialism of antichristian.
Initialism of air conditioned.
Ante cibum, before meals.
Initialism of acromioclavicular.

phrase:

Initialism of all clear, (as in button on electronic calculator).
Initialism of ante cibum, (before meals.).
As charged, as in: guilty as charged, usually a/c.

name:

Aceh, an autonomous province of Indonesia.
Acre, a state of Brazil.
Initialism of America's Cup, (competition yacht sailing match racing regatta).

adverb:

Initialism of anno Christi, (in the year of Christ.).
Initialism of ante Christum, (before Christ.).

ac frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word ac occurs in english on average 6.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ac can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ac can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) transport and travel;