P.c.

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of personal communication; used to mark information obtained directly from communicating with a scholar instead of via analysis of one of their academic papers. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "John Smith (p.c.) informs me that money does grow on trees in Cockaigne."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of PC (“personal computer”). alt-of, alternative

    "We are seeking a mature responsible person as a permanent part time systems administrator/programmer, to manage a Lantastic network of DOS/windows,^([sic]) P.C’s and assist the current Computer Manager in supporting Unix applications at our Milsons Point office."

  3. 3
    Alternative form of pc (“percent”) alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of politically correct. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "But they're [Rupture] quite the opposite- they're very respectful of other people. They say offensive things to rock the boat and cause some turmoil in the world of safe, homogenized P.C. punk rock."

Synonyms

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tory

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"John Smith (p.c.) informs me that money does grow on trees in Cockaigne."

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