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  • adverb Variant of anno Domini.

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anno + domini

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  • Latin for "in the year of the Lord," itself an abridged form of the archaic Anno Domini Nostri Iesus Christi, or "in the year of our Lord, Jesus Christ." Used to differentiate the years following the death of Christ from those preceding it. Frequently abbreviated as A.D.

    May 22, 2007