AD
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- adverb
- In the Christian calendar, the year 500 AD marked the end of the Roman Empire.
Examples
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What's the same thing as AD minus BC?
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Historians often refer to events that occurred in 1000 AD as part of the Middle Ages.
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The year 2024 AD will see many significant global events.
Synonyms
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Put before a year to show the date is after Jesus's birth
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Years counted from year 1 in the calendar used today
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The year in the Christian calendar used when writing dates like AD 1865
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A time starting at Jesus's birth that people use for AD or CE dates
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Used to mark years in the Common Era, like A.D
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Marks a year as after the birth of Jesus, often written AD
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The years of history starting at year one of the calendar now used in many countries
Idioms
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A Latin legal phrase meaning for the purpose of taking someone to court
Compounds
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A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services
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A short message printed in a newspaper that tells people about things for sale or jobs
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A way of arguing that shows a claim leads to something impossible or silly
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A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness
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A person a court chooses to sue for someone who cannot act for themselves
An armed group linked to Hamas that carries out attacks against Israeli targets
Surface Forms
Etymology
AD is short for the Latin phrase Anno Domini, which literally means 'in the year of our Lord', so when you see AD before a number it marks years after the traditional birth of Jesus.