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6 definitions found
for A.D.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Ad- \Ad-\ [A Latin preposition, signifying to. See At.]
As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-,
ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter
of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged
before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce,
adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate,
allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in
acquiesce.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
A.D.
adv 1: in the Christian era; used before dates after the
supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: AD,
A.D., anno Domini]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) :
AD
Active Directory (MS, Windows, AD, DS)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) :
AD
Authorized Distributor (DEC)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) :
AD
Analog-to-Digital (D/A), "A/D"
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) :
AD
Autonomous Domain
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