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/ˌeɪˈdi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.76 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.
noun
Initialism of auxiliary destroyer (a naval tender, a destroyer tender that tends to destroyers).
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "They had a vibrant culture from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD."
- "Today is 18 September AD 2026."
- "Founded Aᴼ.Dᴵ. 1728 by Benj. Franklin"
- "There is a striving towards naturalism in agricultural scenes painted on bricks in tombs of the third century AD recently excavated at Chia-yü-kuan in Kansu Province which is reminiscent of later European illuminated manuscripts such as the English fifteenth-century Luttrell Psalter in the British Library."
- "But keep on the lookout for the 1st-century-a.d. stele on the right wall, with symbols of the deceased’s civic scribely duties (a scroll and codex), and the fresco remnants around to the left."
- "A few moments later, the A.D. reappears. "They need you," she says. "And could you stop by Wardrobe?" Shannen rolls her eyes. "O.K.!" she snaps."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌeɪˈdi/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage