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ad¹ Definition

ad (ad)

noun

Informal an advertisement

ad² Definition

ad (ad)

noun

Tennis advantage (sense )

ad² Idioms

ad in

server's advantage

ad out

receiver's advantage

ad³ Definition

ad (ad)

Pharmacy up to; so as to make

Etymology: L

AD Definition

AD

  1. Mil. active duty
  2. Etymology: L Anno Domini, in the year of the Lord

    of the Christian era: used with dates

ad* Synonyms

ad*

n.

advertisement, commercial, announcement, notice; see advertisement 1, 2.

ad Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • gotlinks.com: Mention our ad from gotlinks.com and receive a 25 % discount!

Converse of object

  • annoy: Get online today for 50 % less than the big guys are charging, without annoying pop-up ads or hassle.

Adjective modifier

  • classified: Just comparing today's prices in the classified ads isn't enough.
  • pop-up: Get online today for 50 % less than the big guys are charging, without annoying pop-up ads or hassle.
  • 1st: Caledonia is the old Roman name for Scotland, dating back to the 1st century AD.
  • full-page: He simply took out full-page ads in the marketing press and waited.
  • 4th: We do know he was born in the 4th century AD in an area which today is part of Turkey.
  • 2nd: The first evidence we have of the details of baptisms of any sort comes from the 2nd century AD.

Modifies a noun

  • infinitum: You don't want the rich getting richer ad infinitum.
  • hominem: The article contained no ad hominem attacks on Duncan Campbell.
  • lib: Attempts to " ad lib " always turn out to have been scripted all along.
  • nauseam: The are violent, but claim to be the victims of intimidation and assault; and so on ad nauseam.
  • litem: This person must hold a practicing certificate and be on the panel of safeguarders and/or curators ad litem and reporting officers.
  • absurdum: Some subtle clues leading to a reductio ad absurdum proof that this scheme is flawed can be found in the original text.

Noun used with modifier

  • banner: Some sites may rotate multiple banner ads into the cover page.
  • reductio: Some subtle clues leading to a reductio ad absurdum proof that this scheme is flawed can be found in the original text.
  • century: We do know he was born in the 4th century AD in an area which today is part of Turkey.
  • TV: All the TV ads are produced by a professional film making Company.
  • google: It sounds like there is something on your computer that is hijacking the google ads.
  • curator: This person must hold a practicing certificate and be on the panel of safeguarders and/or curators ad litem and reporting officers.
AD Quotes

In the South, the war is what is elsewhere: they date from it.

—Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens