bce

1. 1.

   of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

   “in 200 BCE”

   SynonymsB.C.E.

Questions about bce

What does bce mean?

bce means "of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians".

How many syllables are in bce?

bce has 1 syllable: bce.

What is another word for bce?

Close synonyms include B.C.E.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bce a common word?

bce is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.