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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born;
- Example: "in AD 200"
[syn: AD, A.D., anno Domini]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anno Domini \An"no Dom"i*ni\ [L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.] In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anno Domini 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]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

ANNO DOMINI, in the year of our Lord, abbreviated, A. D. The computation of time from the incarnation of our Saviour which is used as the date of all public deeds in the United States and Christian countries, on which account it is called the "vulgar vera."