ARC

noun

1. 1

   Variant of advance reader's copyAcronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes.

   “One of them came up to me in a signing line and asked for a blurb,” says Jen. “Can you believe it? Title I’ve never heard of, from some small press I’ve never heard of, and she comes up to me with a bound ARC, beaming, like of course I’m going to say yes.”

2. 2

   Variant of AIDS-related complexInitialism of AIDS-related complex.

3. 3

   Variant of automatic reference countingAcronym of automatic reference counting.

proper noun

1. 1

   Variant of American Red CrossInitialism of American Red Cross.

proper noun

1. 1

   The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).

adjective

1. 1

   A ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia.

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plural

ARCs