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erc

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of erc

10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (Irish)A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.
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name

  1. (Irish)A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Emacs Relay Chat.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of European Rugby Cup.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of European Rally Championship.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (“Republican Left of Catalonia”).
    “While the ERC has signed off its deal with the PSOE, Junts, which is led by the former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont – who is still wanted by Spanish courts for his role in the doomed lunge for Catalan independence – is still negotiating its support.”
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of Emergency Rescue Committee.
    “A handful of courageous Americans, associated under the name of the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), took it on themselves to set right their country's indifference.”
  7. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Energy Regulatory Commission.

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of easily-recognizable code.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of early repayment charge.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of early career researcher.

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Etymology

From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).

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