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1[ ad ]
-ad
2- 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 .
a.d.
3abbreviation for
- in the year of the Lord; since Christ was born:
Charlemagne was born in a.d. 742.
ad
4[ ad ]
noun
- ad in, the advantage being scored by the server.
- ad out, the advantage being scored by the receiver.
-ad
5- variant of -ade 1: ballad .
a.d.
6abbreviation for
- before the day.
ad
7[ ad ]
preposition
- (in prescriptions) to; up to.
-ad
8- Anatomy, Zoology. a suffix forming adverbs from nouns signifying parts of the body, denoting a direction toward that part: dextrad; dorsad; mediad .
a.d.
9abbreviation for
- after date.
- autograph document.
ad-
10ad.
11abbreviation for
- adverb.
- advertisement.
A.D.
12abbreviation for
- anno Domini ( def ). Also a.d.
- assistant director.
- athletic director.
- average deviation.
-ad
1suffix forming adverbs
- denoting direction towards a specified part in anatomical descriptions
cephalad
ad
2/ æd /
noun
- short for advertisement
ad
3the internet domain name for
- Andorra
ad
4/ æd /
noun
- short for advantage Brit equivalentvan
-ad
5suffix forming nouns
- a group or unit (having so many parts or members)
triad
- an epic poem concerning (the subject indicated by the stem)
Dunciad
AD
6abbreviation for
- indicating years numbered from the supposed year of the birth of Christ anno Domini Compare BC
70 ad
- military active duty
- military air defence
- Dame of the Order of Australia
ad-
7prefix
- to; towards
adverb
adsorb
- near; next to
adrenal
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Example Sentences
“We have seen a diversification in the types of ad blocking,” said Blockthrough CEO Marty Krátký-Katz.
The ad market slumped amid the coronavirus crisis, as did print circulation revenue.
The company projected another 35% to 40% dip in ad revenue in its third quarter.
Those concerns now go beyond adjacency issues common with newer platforms, as advertisers have little control over the kinds of content their ads appear next to on TikTok.
The broadcaster is selling ads in programmatic auctions it hopes will attract digital advertisers to TV.
A lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam.
Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
When it came to Android, however, it was ad-supported but free.
Late former governors of NY, TX starred in a 1994 snack chip ad.
But an ad-supported version of Desert Golfing was impossible.
"I supposed you 'adn't, as 'e ain't 'ere, with yer ma," replied the young person.
Postrem 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.
In hoc Isthmo portus regalis est, vbi nunc degimus, ad gradum latitudinis quadragesimum quartum cum besse.
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