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Anno Domini

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In the year of the Lord; in the year of the Christian era. Commonly abbreviated a. d.: as, the battle of Bunker Hill was fought a. d. (or a. d.) 1775.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.

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  • adverb In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born

Etymologies

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From the Latin annō Domini ("in the year of the Lord") from the word annō ("in the year") the ablative of annus ("year") + Domini ("of the Lord") the genitive of Dominus ("the Lord").

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Examples

  • The retiring member then thanked his audience for the kind attention and support they had given him for so many years, made a final cheerful joke about a Pagan divinity known as Anno Domini, and took his seat.

    The Imperialist Sara Jeannette Duncan

  • Since we are agree that 'Anno Domini' may be settled somewhere upon 'Mars. ""

    The Woman's Era, Vol. 2 1895

  • And so it was settled to their satisfaction, but "Anno Domini" is as elusive as ever.

    Social Notes: Who is 'Anno Domini' Settled 1895

  • And so it was settled to their satisfaction, but "Anno Domini" is as elusive as ever.

    The Woman's Era, Vol. 2 1895

  • And so it was settled to their satisfaction, but "Anno Domini" is as elusive as ever.

    The Woman's Era Vol. 2 No. 2 1895

  • Since we are agree that 'Anno Domini' may be settled somewhere upon 'Mars. ""

    Social Notes: Who is 'Anno Domini' Settled 1895

  • Since we are agree that 'Anno Domini' may be settled somewhere upon 'Mars. ""

    The Woman's Era Vol. 2 No. 2 1895

  • (Anno Domini, that is -- though who are we to assume 1960

    Joystiq 2009

  • Women's Genre Fiction social - Social Notes: Who is 'Anno Domini' Settled

    Social Notes: Who is 'Anno Domini' Settled 1895

  • a fragment of an old tombstone with moss in its 'hic jacet'; -- a ghost or a winding-sheet -- or the echo of a funeral psalm wafted on a November wind! and the gayest thing you shall meet with shall be a silver nail or gilt 'Anno Domini' from a perished coffin top.

    Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803

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