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Definition of 'anno Domini'

Word Frequency

anno Domini in British

(ˈænəʊ ˈdɒmɪˌnaɪ , -ˌniː)
adverb
1.  the full form of AD
noun
2. informal
advancing old age
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Word origin of 'anno Domini'
Latin: in the year of our Lord
Word Frequency

anno Domini in American

(ˈɑnoʊ ˈdoʊmiˌni ; äˈnō dōˈmēnēˌ; ˈænoʊ ˈdɑməˌnaɪ ; anˈō dämˈənīˌ)
Latin
[often A- D-]
in the (given) year since the beginning of the Christian Era
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'anno Domini'
L, in the year of the Lord

Trends of 'anno Domini'

Used Rarely. anno Domini is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'anno Domini'

  • anniversary day
  • anniversary dinner
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  • anno Domini
  • anno regni
  • anno urbis conditae
  • annona

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Definition of anno Domini from the Collins English Dictionary

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