AD
- adverb
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d. C.
- 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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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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The years of history starting at year one of the calendar now used in many countries
Marks a year as after the birth of Jesus, often written AD
Put before a year to show the date is after Jesus's birth
Years counted from year 1 in the calendar used today
Used to mark years in the Common Era, like A.D
Idioms
Compounds
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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 short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services
- Formal
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A way of arguing that shows a claim leads to something impossible or silly
- Formal
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
- Formal
A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness
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.