(also B.C.E. especially in AmE) abbreviation
before the Common Era (= before the birth of Christ, when the Christian CALENDAR starts counting years. BCE can be used to give dates in the same way as BC):
in (the year) 2000 BCE * the third century BCE
compareAD, BC, CE
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