ad
1advertising: an ad agency.
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1Words that may be confused with ad
Other definitions for ad (2 of 12)
ad in, the advantage being scored by the server.
ad out, the advantage being scored by the receiver.
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2Other definitions for ad (3 of 12)
(in prescriptions) to; up to.
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a suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek denoting a group or unit comprising a certain number, sometimes of years: dyad; triad.
a suffix meaning “derived from,” “related to,” “concerned with,” “associated with” (oread), introduced in loanwords from Greek (Olympiad; oread), used sporadically in imitation of Greek models, as Dunciad, after Iliad.
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5Other definitions for -ad (6 of 12)
variant of -ade1: ballad.
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Anatomy, Zoology. a suffix forming adverbs from nouns signifying parts of the body, denoting a direction toward that part: dextrad; dorsad; mediad.
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7Other definitions for ad. (8 of 12)
adverb.
advertisement.
Other definitions for a.d. (9 of 12)
in the year of the Lord; since Christ was born: Charlemagne was born in a.d. 742.
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9usage note For a.d.
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before the day.
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10Other definitions for a.d. (11 of 12)
after date.
autograph document.
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How to use ad in a sentence
A lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it came to Android, however, it was ad-supported but free.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLate former governors of NY, TX starred in a 1994 snack chip ad.
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Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
"I supposed you 'adn't, as 'e ain't 'ere, with yer ma," replied the young person.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonPostrem quid nobis effectum hactenus, seu potis quid attentatum sit ad diuinam gloriam.
Cert ante hoc tempus vix vnquam Gallis vacatum fuit conuertdis incolarum ad Christum animis.
I don't blame him for killin' the cuss, not a bit; I'd have shot any man livin' that 'ad taken a good horse o' mine up that trail.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonIn hoc Isthmo portus regalis est, vbi nunc degimus, ad gradum latitudinis quadragesimum quartum cum besse.
British Dictionary definitions for ad (1 of 7)
/ (æd) /
short for advertisement
British Dictionary definitions for ad (2 of 7)
/ (æd) /
British Dictionary definitions for ad (3 of 7)
Andorra
British Dictionary definitions for AD (4 of 7)
(indicating years numbered from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) anno Domini: 70 ad Compare BC
military active duty
military air defence
Dame of the Order of Australia
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4usage For AD
British Dictionary definitions for ad- (5 of 7)
to; towards: adsorb; adverb
near; next to: adrenal
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5British Dictionary definitions for -ad (6 of 7)
a group or unit (having so many parts or members): triad
an epic poem concerning (the subject indicated by the stem): Dunciad
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6British Dictionary definitions for -ad (7 of 7)
denoting direction towards a specified part in anatomical descriptions: cephalad
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Cultural definitions for A.D.
An abbreviation used with a date, indicating how many years have passed since the birth of Jesus. The abbreviation may appear before the date (a.d. 1988), or it may appear after the date (1988 a.d.). It stands for anno Domini, a Latin phrase meaning “in the year of our Lord.” (Compare b.c.)
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