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anno Domini

American  
[an-oh dom-uh-nahy, -nee, ah-noh] / ˈæn oʊ ˈdɒm əˌnaɪ, -ˌni, ˈɑ noʊ /
  1. in the year of our Lord. a.d., A.D.


anno Domini British  
/ ˈænəʊ ˈdɒmɪˌnaɪ, -ˌniː /

adverb

  1. the full form of AD

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal advancing old age

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of anno Domini

From Latin: annō Dominī


Example Sentences

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So he devised a calendar system called anno Domini, which was based on when he believed Jesus was born.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2019

But it was Mr. Limbaugh’s arrival in 1996 that appears to be anno Domini in this conservative punditocracy.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2011

Nobody, however, can deny that it is a strange and wonderful fact that the man pictured in Mr. President can be President of the U.S., anno Domini 1952.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dionysius decided that the year of Christ’s birth should, thenceforth, be the year 1 anno Domini, or the first year of Our Lord.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

This Bible was given to me by my ffather Coke when I went to keepe Christmas with him at Holckam, anno Domini 1658.

From Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell

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