Anno Domini

Meaning

Adverb

In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).

Related

Similar words

a.d., AD, A.D., CE, Common Era, in the year of our Lord

Opposite words

BC, , BCE

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī ("in the year of the Lord") from the word annō the ablative of annus + Dominī the genitive of Dominus.

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