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I never really saw my dad around when the Iron Maiden and the AC/DC were playing. But he knew what I was doing. I was just absorbing music. So he just kind of left me to my own devices.
Dhani Harrison

Meaning of "AC/DC" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AC/DC

Humorous reference to electrical apparatus that is adaptable for alternating current and direct current.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AC/DC

AC/DC play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AC/DC

noun
adjective
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determiner
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Ac/Dc is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AC/DC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band, formed in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, who have remained constant members. Commonly referred to as a hard rock or blues rock band, they are also considered pioneers of heavy metal and are sometimes classified as such, though they have always dubbed their music as simply "rock and roll". To date they are one of the highest-grossing bands of all time. AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, on 17 February 1975. Membership subsequently stabilised until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977 for the album Powerage. Within months of recording the album Highway to Hell, lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980 after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but buoyed by support from Scott's parents, decided to continue and set about finding a new vocalist. Ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was auditioned and selected to replace Scott. Later that year, the band released the new album, Back in Black, which was made as a tribute to Bon Scott.

Definition of AC/DC in the English dictionary

The definition of AC/DC in the dictionary is bisexual.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE AC/DC

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Synonyms and antonyms of AC/DC in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «AC/DC» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AC/DC

Find out the translation of AC/DC to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of AC/DC from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «AC/DC» in English.

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交流/直流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

AC / DC
570 millions of speakers

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AC/DC
510 millions of speakers

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एसी / डीसी
380 millions of speakers
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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Translator English - Bengali

এসি ডিসি
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AC / DC
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AC DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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ஏசி / டிசி
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एसी डीसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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AC / DC
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Trends of use of AC/DC

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about AC/DC

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10 QUOTES WITH «AC/DC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word AC/DC.
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Paul Dano
I love Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses and AC/DC.
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Dhani Harrison
I never really saw my dad around when the Iron Maiden and the AC/DC were playing. But he knew what I was doing. I was just absorbing music. So he just kind of left me to my own devices.
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Natalie MacMaster
I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray - if I hear something really great... I want to be a part of it.
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Dave Mustaine
Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and guys like Cat Stevens and Elton John.
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Rick Rubin
At 15, I started listening to hard rock and heavy metal, but I would say it was more hard rock because I liked Kiss, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, and eventually AC/DC.
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Slash
So when I got to be about 13 or 14, I started listening - even though my parents music was way cool - to contemporary hard rock at that time, which was Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Ted Nugent and all that, and that's just where I came from.
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Eddie Trunk
Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like Judas Priest, Slayer, Iron Maiden.
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Eddie Trunk
I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that.
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Billy Unger
I love Aerosmith. I love Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, anything from that era, Led Zeppelin. So my guitar style is very much like Slash or Jimmy Page. I love playing that kind of music. It's where my heart's at.
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Angus Young
My part in AC/DC is just adding the color on top.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AC/DC»

Discover the use of AC/DC in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to AC/DC and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC
Neither does The Youngs. After 40 years, AC/DC might just have gotten the serious book it deserves.
Jesse Fink, 2014
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AC/DC: Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
A premier rock biographer follows Scottish brothers, Angus and Malcolm Young, the creators of AC/DC, as they, from their start in 1973 to today, survive every musical trend and industry change to become one of the best-known and most ...
Mick Wall, 2014
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AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War
AC/DC tells the little-known story of how Thomas Edison wrongly bet in the fierce war between supporters of alternating current and direct current.
Tom McNichol, 2011
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AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock 'n' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated ...
DIVFormed in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, AC/DC has become one of the most popular rock ’n’ roll bands in history.
Phil Sutcliffe, 2010
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AC-DC Power System Analysis
This new text, written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, covers the incorporation of AC DC converters and DC transmission in power system analysis.
J. Arrillaga, Jos Arrillaga, Bruce Smith, 1998
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Let There Be Rock: The Story of AC/DC
Music.
Susan Masino, 2009
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Why AC/DC Matters
In Why AC/DC Matters, former Rolling Stone staff writer and New York Times bestselling author Anthony Bozza addresses this inequity, penning a just tribute to these monsters of rock.
Anthony Bozza, 2009
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Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside and Outside of AC/DC
Until the tragic death of his good friend Bon Scott changed everything. Dirty Deeds is the first book about AC/DC written from the inside, by an insider - which is gold for any AC/DC fan.
Mark Evans, 2012
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AC/DC: Hard Rock Band
"A biography of Australian hard rock band AC/DC"--Provided by publisher.
Heather Miller, 2009
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Electricity 4: AC/DC Motors, Controls, and Maintenance
Jeffrey Keljik. A l~—'l 180° C) Cengage Learning 2014 FIGURE 6—4 Phase control has control for nearly the full I80° of the half—sinewave (O to I800 control) . +DC PEAK VOLTS VALLEY o v 3 FIGURE 6—5 DC voltage With ripple content.
Jeffrey Keljik, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AC/DC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term AC/DC is used in the context of the following news items.
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Do you know these Good Samaritans? AC/DC fans sold fake tickets …
Two AC/DC fans are on the hunt for the Good Samaritans who saved their evening after they discovered they had been sold fake tickets. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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AC/DC, Wembley Stadium, review: 'forever rocking, forever Young'
They came to rock. And that's what they did. Wembley Stadium positively heaved with massed delight as AC/DC slammed out one hard hitting ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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AC/DC Catalog Added To Music Services
On Wednesday AC/DC Catalog Added To Music Services was a top story. Here is the recap: (Radio.com) AC/DC has just done something that should make their ... «antiMUSIC.com, Jul 15»
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AC/DC playing at Slane? 10 things you didn't know about the rock …
Australian rock band AC/DC posed in a studio in London in August 1979. Left to right: Malcolm Young, Bon Scott, Angus Young, Cliff Williams ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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AC/DC could be on the way to Slane next summer
“It was his son Wolfe who is a major AC/DC fan and dragged him along ... Last Wednesday, an AC/DC fanatic who has seen the group 51 times ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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AC/DC: how the greatest hardrock band ever survived (just)
Everyone from Elvis Presley to the royal family has passed through its marble-floored lobby, so it doesn't come as a surprise that AC /DC have ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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Original frontman still singing AC/DC hits
Dave Evans will perform with AC/DC tribute band Thunderstruck at Overtime Sports Bar on July 10. Evans, AC/DC's original lead singer, will ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
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AC/DC at the Aviva Stadium | Live Review
The first time AC/DC played an outdoor show in Ireland, it was a dank and showery night at Punchestown racecourse. On Wednesday night ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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AC/DC shook the Aviva Stadium all night long
Now, AC/DC had tonnes of lights, videos and props for their long-awaited show at the Aviva on Wednesday night, but had they left them all in ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
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Here's why AC/DC's Aviva gig could be heard all over Dublin last night
ROCK GIANTS AC/DC played the Aviva Stadium last night and they literally ... nature of AC/DC's music may have been the perfect combination. «The42.ie, Jul 15»

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