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Meanings of
before the common era
in English
Designates the years before the birth of Jesus Christ in the Gregorian and Julian calendar systems.
bc
bce
before christ
Usage of
before the common era
in English
1
The incident happened in Palestine in the century
before
the
common
era
.
2
Dates before 1 CE are given as BCE ('
before
the
Common
Era
'
)
,
which is equivalent to BC.
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