Standard Lemma guide

asc

name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Australian Sports Commission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Advertising Standards Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Association of Speakers Clubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Synonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 4

Initialism of Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 5

Initialism of Apayao State College.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of ASCII.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of Act of Senedd Cymru; formerly called Acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and only used for Acts passed after the change of name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: law

Examples

  • Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (2020 asc 2)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of altered state of consciousness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of ambulatory surgery center.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of autism spectrum condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: mental health

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noun

Meaning 11

Abbreviation of ascent time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: TTS

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of Arctic/arctic security cutter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, law-enforcement, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arctic security cutter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arctic cutter, security cutter, cutter, vessel, ship, boat, slushbreaker, icebreaker

13

noun

Meaning 13

ASC (“an ASCII-encoded text file”): Ellipsis of ASC file

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ASCII file, ASC file, .ASC file

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Welsh: dsc — legal citation