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A.D.
/ˈeɪˈdi/ (also AD)Definition
› used to show that a particular year or period came after the birth of Jesus Christ: the 12th century A.D.
(Definition of A.D. from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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