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See also: sc, Sc, SC, Sc., .sc, -sc, and S.C.

English

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Adverb

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sc. (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of scilicet: namely, to wit, (law) done and recorded in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction.

Noun

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sc.

  1. Abbreviation of scene.
  2. Abbreviation of scruple (unit of measure).

Anagrams

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Latin

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Figure 5 from Plate LXX in Vol. II of the 1771 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed.

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Verb

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sc.

  1. (printing, art) Abbreviation of sculpsit, he/she/it engraved this
    A. Bell sc.
    Andrew Bell engraved [this]
    Engraved [by] Andrew Bell

Usage notes

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Frequently used across Western Europe in the early modern period to mark the name of the artist who engraved the initial sketch for printing.

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Romanian

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Noun

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sc.

  1. Abbreviation of scară (stairwell, staircase).