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Meaning of AD

Pronunciation:  ad

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a public promotion of some product or service
  2. [n]  in the year of Our Lord; date used in reckoning dates after the supposed year Christ was born, "in AD 200"
 
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 Synonyms: A.D., advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing, anno Domini
 
 See Also: advertorial, bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, commercial, commercial message, date, direct mail, flier, flyer, handbill, mailer, newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement, packaging, preview, prevue, promotion, promotional material, publicity, teaser, throwaway, top billing, trailer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ad-\ [A Latin preposition, signifying to. See {At}.]
As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-,
ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter
of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged
before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce,
adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate,
allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in
acquiesce.
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Administrative Domain

  2. The country code for Andorra.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of function and death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain leading to loss of cognitive function such as memory and language. The cause of nerve cell death is unknown. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.
  2. This Latin term, which is frequently used in medicine, means "to" or "up to".
 

 

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