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KC

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See also: kc, kC, , k.c., K.C., and K. C.

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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KC

  1. Initialism of Kansas City.
    Alternative forms: K.C., K. C.

Noun

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KC (plural KCs)

  1. Initialism of King's Counsel.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "How about a K.C.?" Well, they don't plead in police courts."
    • 2024 July 24, “Network News: Labour's new team at DfT packed with railway experience”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 9:
      A leading KC who as a young barrister represented the Association of London Authorities at the Fennell Inquiry into the King's Cross fire, he is associated with Labour's Corbynite left.
  2. (music, slang) Initialism of KatyCat.
    • 2021 December 16, Will Lavin, “Katy Perry teases new Alesso collaboration ‘When I’m Gone’”, in NME[1]:
      As well as announcing ‘When I’m Gone’ and sharing a snippet of the track, [Katy] Perry told fans to mark their calendars for January 10, 2022, writing, “it will be the day im giving the KCs everything they want.”

Etymology 2

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Noun

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KC (plural KCs)

  1. (Unicode) Compatibility Decomposition followed by Canonical Composition
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