- 1Translingual
- 2English
- 2.3Adverb
- 2.4Noun
- 3Italian
- 4Swedish
- 4.2Noun
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
2 of Compton's finest, AD and YG, link up on the music video to AD's single 'THUG.' Directed by Born Original Productions. Produced by Sorry JayNari of the League of Starz. Off AD & Sorry JayNari. A somber, slow burn of a space oddity, 'Ad Astra' has the visual allure, meticulous technical merrit and central performance of a future extraorbital classic of the sci-fi genre.
AD
- The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Andorra.
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (anno Domini)A. D.
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (US)
Adverb[edit]
AD
- (often punctuated)Initialism of anno Domini(borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.
- They had a vibrant culture from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD.
Usage notes[edit]
- The initialism is used to specify numbered years counting from the once estimated birth of Christ in year 1.
- The Chicago Manual of Style, as well as most house styles, requires placing AD before the number of the year and BC after, although in casual use either abbreviation can be found in either place. It is placed after centuries. It is often printed in small caps.
- Some use CE, for 'Common Era', which is more secular in nature, to avoid potential Christian bias.
- 'AD' is not normally used in expressions like 'in the year AD 1990', since in such a year it is taken for granted (and it is also redundant, literally meaning 'in the year in the year of our Lord 1990'). In 'Vesuvius erupted in AD 79', it is expected.
Synonyms[edit]
- (anno Domini):AC, A.C. (anno Christi); anno Domini, Anno Domini, CE, Christian Era, in the year of our Lord
Antonyms[edit]
- (anno Domini):AC, A.C. (ante Christum); b.c., BC, B.C. (before Christ); BCE
Translations[edit]
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Noun[edit]
AD (pluralADs)
- Assitantdirector.
- (military)Air defence or air defense.
- Antidepressant.
- (US, Navy) Auxiliary destroyer - a naval tender, a destroyer tender that tends to destroyers.
- (uncountable)Alzheimer's disease.
- 2015 — Larochelle, Stéphane (December 2015). 'STOMPing at the bits'. Nature Methods12 (12): 1114. doi:10.1038/nmeth.3679. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), involve pathological protein deposits.
- 2015 — Larochelle, Stéphane (December 2015). 'STOMPing at the bits'. Nature Methods12 (12): 1114. doi:10.1038/nmeth.3679. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- (aviation)Initialism of airworthiness directive.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (destroyer tender):AS
Proper noun[edit]
AD
Anagrams[edit]
- D. A., D.A., DA, Da, da
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ADm or f (plural?)
- Initialism of amministratore delegato(“CEO”).
Anagrams[edit]
- da, da', dà
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
ADc (genitiveAD:s)
- Abbreviation of Arbetsdomstolen(“Labour Court”). (the Swedish Labour Court)
Noun[edit]
AD?
- a combination of vitamin A and D, given to children (in 2008 replaced by only vitamin D)
- Initialism of art director.
- (soccer)Initialism of assisterande domare(“assistant referee”).
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- da, da.
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ad-
(ad), Do not confuse words formed with this prefix and words formed with the prefix ab-.Prefix denoting increase, adherence, to, toward; near; very.
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A Latin root for toward, to (e.g., adventure).ad-
toward, toad-
Prefix denoting increase, adherence, to, toward; near; very.
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Prefix denoting to, towards.ad-
prefix denoting to, next to.
ad-
Do not confuse words formed with this prefix and words formed with the prefix ab-.Prefix denoting increase, adherence, to, toward; near; very.
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