1. before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; - Example: "in 200 BC" [syn: BC, B.C., before Christ]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
before Christ
adv 1: before the Christian era; used following dates before the
supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: BC,
B.C., before Christ]