before Christ as a adverb: - 1
before Christ
adverb
1 before Christ
Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
synonyms: B.C., BC.
Roget 106:
while,
whilst,
during,
pending;
during the time,
during the interval;
in the course of,
at that point,
at that point in time;
for the time being,
day by day;
in the time of,
when;
meantime,
meanwhile;
in the meantime,
in the interim;
ad interim,
pendente lite [Lat.];
de die in diem [Lat.];
from day to day,
from hour to hour
&c.;
hourly,
always;
for a time,
for a season;
till,
until,
up to,
yet,
as far as,
by that time,
so far,
hereunto,
heretofore,
prior to this,
up to this point.
the whole time,
all the time;
all along;
throughout
etc.
(completely)
52;
for good
etc.
(diuturnity)
110.
hereupon,
thereupon,
whereupon;
then;
anno Domini,
A. D.;
ante Christum,
A. C.;
before Christ,
B. C.;
anno urbis conditae [Lat.],
A. U.C.;
anno regni [Lat.],
A. R.;
once upon a time,
one fine morning,
one fine day,
one day,
once.
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