Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
BCE abbreviation for
  1. Before Common Era (used, esp by non-Christians, in numbering years bc)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
B.C.E., an abbreviation of:
  1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.
  2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
  3. before the Christian (or Common) Era (used with dates).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
B.C.E., 
    1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.
    2. Bachelor of Christian Education.
    3. Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
    4. before (the) Common (or Christian) Era.

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