B.C.E.

Speech parts

1. B.C.E. - Noun

2. B.C.E. - Adverb

3. B.C.E. - Phrase

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

BCE B.C. before Christ before christian era before common era prior to christian era prior to current era before current era before the year 1

Antonyms

A.D. C.E. ce after the common era after the year 1 after the christian era
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Examples

in 200 BCE Source: Internet

Archeology seems to confirm that until about 1000 B.C.E., the end of Iron Age I, Israelite society was essentially a society of farmers and stockbreeders without any truly centralized organization and administration. Source: Internet

According to Beit-Arieh, these inscriptions, carved sometime in the late 16th to early 15th centuries B.C.E. (Late Bronze Age), derived under hieroglyphic influence, represent the earliest known form of the Semitic alphabet. Source: Internet

But there is evidence that both burned to the ground in the 1100s B.C.E., their sumptuous palaces toppled and abandoned. Source: Internet

Even when it comes to the earliest works of art known to us, like the voluptuous Venus of Willendorf from 25000 B.C.E. and other small stone carvings, no one is certain if these works of art were created by women or men. Source: Internet

Buddhism's founder was a wealthy prince, born in India in the 6th or 5th century B.C.E., who renounced wealth and power to seek enlightenment. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

B C E

Close letter words and terms

B.C. B.C. roll B.C.A. B.Ch.D B.Cl. B.Comm.