USC

See also: usc and U.S.C.

English

Proper noun

USC

2. (law) Initialism of United States Code.
4. Initialism of University of Southern California.

   Coordinate terms: UC, UCD, UCSD, UCLA

   • 2024 April 19, Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, “USC calls off speaker appearances at 2024 commencement after canceling its Muslim valedictorian’s speech”, in CNN‎:

     “Over the past several days, discussion relating to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor,” USC Provost Andrew Guzman said in an online campus-wide letter dated April 15. “The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement.”

6. Initialism of University of South Carolina.

   Coordinate term: UNC

8. Initialism of United States customary [units, system].

Anagrams

• cus, UCs, UCS, CSU, SUC, uCs, SCU, CUs

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu. ˈɛs. ˈt͡sɛ/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: U‧S‧C

Proper noun

USC m inan or n (indeclinable)

1. initialism of urząd stanu cywilnego

Further reading

• USC in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• USC in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English USC (“University Southern California”).

Proper noun

USC f

1. initialism of Universidad del Sur de California; USC.
   • 2021 November 30, Sarah Moon, “La USC se disculpa por un "cántico ofensivo" durante un partido de fútbol”, in CNN en Español‎:

     “El cántico ofensivo de nuestra sección de estudiantes dirigido a BYU durante el partido de fútbol de anoche no se alinea con nuestros valores”, dijo el Departamento de Atletismo de la USC en un tuit el domingo. “Fue desagradable y nos disculpamos con el programa de BYU”.

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