ab urbe condita (æb ???b? ?k?nd?t?) (Historical Terms) the full form of AUC[literally: from the founding of the city]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014