anno Domini

[ an-oh dom-uh-nahy, -nee, ah-noh ]

1. in the year of our Lord. : a.d., A.D.

anno Domini

/ ˈænəʊ ˈdɒmɪˌnaɪ; -ˌniː /

adverb

1. the full form of AD

noun

1. informal.
   advancing old age

Word History and Origins

Origin of anno Domini¹

From Latin: annō Dominī

Word History and Origins

Origin of anno Domini¹

Latin: in the year of our Lord

Example Sentences

Given under my hand, and the seal of my office, this 17th day of July, anno Domini 1706.

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No, don't worry, only Anno Domini—you'll come to it some day.

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But the year Anno Domini 851,800 finally rolls round, and the maximum of the earth's ice-cap is reached.

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Thus eight years have been lost in the computation of time, and their Anno Domini 1834 corresponded with the Christian era 1842.

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Anno Domini 1619, he was ten yeares old, as by his picture; and was then a poet.

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