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    Alternative names for the anno Domini era include vulgaris aerae (found 1615 in Latin), "Vulgar Era" (in English, as early as 1635), "Christian Era" (in English, in 1652), "Common Era" (in English, 1708), and "Current Era".

  3. Aug 27, 2017 · AD (or A.D.) is an abbreviation for the Latin expression "Anno Domini", which translates to "the Year of Our Lord", and equivalent to C.E. (the Common Era). Anno Domini refers to the years which followed the supposed birth year of the philosopher and founder of Christianity, Jesus Christ.

  4. Apr 17, 2017 · A.D. is the abbreviation for Anno Domine, which is Latin for "Year of Our Lord." The term has long been used to indicate the number of years that have passed since the birth of Jesus Christ, the lord to which the phrase refers.

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  5. Anno Domini ( Medieval Latin : "in the year of the lord"), shortened as AD or A.D., is used to refer to the years after the birth of Jesus. AD is also a shortening for Christian Era. [1]

  6. AD or (A.D.) (anno Domini) — the Latin phrase meaning in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ, the abbreviation AD is formally placed before a year of the Christian era (i.e. AD 1999), but can also be placed after a year (i.e. 2006 AD).

  7. Jan 13, 2020 · Definition: A.D. is the Latin abbreviation for Anno Domini, which means 'in the year of our Lord,' or, more fully, anno domini nostri Jesu Christi 'the year of our Lord Jesus Christ.'. A.D. is used with dates in the current era, which is considered the era since the birth of Christ.

  8. 1 day ago · Overview. Anno Domini. Quick Reference. (Lat., ‘in the year of the Lord’). The current system of dating by ‘ad’, based on the traditional date of the birth of Christ, was devised by Dionysius Exiguus (6th cent.). It is now commonly held that the actual birth was several years earlier.

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