nc

Other forms of nc

plural

ncs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nc

What does nc mean?

nc means "a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies".

How many syllables are in nc?

nc has 1 syllable: nc.

What is another word for nc?

Close synonyms include North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, N.C.. 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 nc a common word?

nc is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.