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ERC

ERC is the initialism of easily-recognizable code.

ERC is the initialism of early repayment charge.

ERC is the initialism of early career researcher.

ERC is the initialism of Emacs Relay Chat.

ERC is the initialism of European Rugby Cup.

ERC is the initialism of European Rally Championship.

Proper noun capitalized: Erc

Erc

  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.

Forms of ERC

pluralERCs

Origin of ERC

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”).

Questions about ERC

What does ERC mean?
ERC means 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.
What is ERC the initialism of?
ERC is the initialism of easily-recognizable code.
What part of speech is ERC?
ERC is a proper noun.

Words near ERC in the dictionary

  1. erboviruses
  2. Erbs
  3. erbulozole
  4. Erby
  5. Erbys
  6. ERC
  7. ercalciol
  8. ercalcitriol
  9. Ercall Magna
  10. Ercildoune
  11. ercitite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ERC (page history and authors); Erc (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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