Ad Definition

ăd
ads
noun
ads
An advertisement.
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An advantage in tennis.
American Heritage
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Abbreviation of adaptation.

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Abbreviation of adapter.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
Active duty.
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Air-dried.
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Of the Christian era.
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Anno Domini.
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Analog/digital.
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prefix
Toward; to. Before c, f, g, k, l, p, q, s, and t, ad- is usually assimilated to ac-, af-, ag-, ac-, al-, ap-, ac-, as-, and at-, respectively.
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Near; at.
Adrenal.
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suffix
In the direction of; toward.
Cephalad.
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adjective
Of or having to do with advertising.
An ad agency.
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preposition
Up to; so as to make.
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affix
Motion toward, addition to, nearness to.
Adsorb, adjoin, adrenal.
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The name of any of certain collective numerals.
Dyad.
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The title of any of certain poems.
Iliad.
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Any of certain plants.
Cycad.
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Toward, in the direction of.
Caudad, cephalad.
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verb

Abbreviation of adapt.

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Abbreviation of adapted.

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(imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of addantur.
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(imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of adde.

Wiktionary
idiom
ad in
  • server's advantage
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ad out
  • receiver's advantage
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Other Word Forms of Ad

Noun

Singular:
ad
Plural:
ads

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Ad

Origin of Ad

  • Latin from ad to ad- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ad to ad- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Apocope and other processes of abbreviation.

    From Wiktionary

  • L ad-, to, at, toward; akin to at

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Gr -as, -ad-

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • L ad, toward

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition