AD
Definitions
abbreviation for
- (indicating years numbered from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) anno Domini ⇒
70 ad
Compare BC - military active duty
- military air defence
- Dame of the Order of Australia
Word Origin
(sense 4) Latin: in the year of the Lord1-ad1
Definitions
suffix forming nouns
- a group or unit (having so many parts or members) ⇒
triad
- an epic poem concerning (the subject indicated by the stem) ⇒
Dunciad
Word Origin
via Latin from Greek -ad- (plural -ades ), originally forming adjectives; names of epic poems are all formed on the model of the Iliad2-ad2
Definitions
suffix forming adverbs
- denoting direction towards a specified part in anatomical descriptions ⇒
cephalad
Word Origin
from Latin ad to, towardsad-
Definitions
prefix
- to; towards ⇒
adsorb
adverb
- near; next to ⇒
adrenal
Word Origin
from Latin: to, towards. As a prefix in words of Latin origin, ad- became ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, acq-, ar-, as-, and at- before c, f, g, l, n, q, r, s, and t, and became a- before gn, sc, sp, stTranslations
- British English:
ad
An ad is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job....a help wanted ad.æd NOUN ...a help wanted ad. - Spanish:
anuncio
nm
- French:
pub
nf_abbr
- German:
Inserat
nnt
- Chinese: 广告 n
- Arabic: إِعْلان n
- Portuguese: anúncio nm
- Russian: от сего числа abbr
- Croatian: oglas nm
- Czech: inzerát nm
- Danish: reklame nutr
- Dutch: advertentie nf
- Finnish: mainos n
- Greek: διαφήμιση nf
- Italian: annuncio pubblicitario nm
- Japanese: 広告 n
- Korean: 광고 abbr
- Norwegian: annonse nm
- Polish: ogłoszenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: anúncio nm
- European Spanish:
anuncio
nm
- Swedish: annons nutr
- Thai: ตัวย่อของโฆษณา abbr
- Turkish: reklam n
- Vietnamese: quảng cáo n
- British English:
AD
You use AD in dates to indicate a number of years or centuries since the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born....the Great Fire of 1136 AD.eɪ diː ABBREVIATION ...the Great Fire of 1136 AD.
- Spanish:
d.C.
abbr
- French: après J.-C.
- German: n.Chr. abbr
- Chinese: 公元 abbr
- Arabic: بَعْدَ الـمِيلاد abbr
- Portuguese: d.C. abbr
- Russian: нашей эры abbr
- Croatian: nove ere nf
- Czech: n.l. abbr
- Danish: e.Kr. abbr
- Dutch: AD abbr
- Finnish: jKr abbr
- Greek: μ.Χ. abbr
- Italian: d.C. abbr
- Japanese: 西暦 prep
- Korean: 서기 abbr
- Norwegian: e.Kr. abbr
- Polish: n.e. abbr
- Brazilian Portuguese: d.C. abbr
- European Spanish:
d.C.
abbr
- Swedish: e. Kr. abbr
- Thai: คริสต์ศักราช abbr
- Turkish: MS abbr
- Vietnamese: sau CN abbr
Usage examples
I idly wondered whether there was any Valium, for Bella, who was smiling at me with the manic enthusiasm of the chimp in the PG Tips ad.
, RESCUING ROSE (2002)The star's lawsuit claims copyright infringement over an ad that aired on MTV last year.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)On the local radio hit chart he notes an ad for a new record from "a guy called Bruce Cockburn.
Globe and Mail (2003)Some of these were established pairings; many, particularly in what amounted to an extended tag-team event upstairs, were more ad hoc.
Glasgow Herald (2002)The British Museum houses an example of what is thought to be a Roman uvula crusher, dating from the first or second century ad.
, COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)