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Definitions for: Ad
[n] a public promotion of some product or service
[n] in the year of Our Lord; date used in reckoning dates after the supposed year Christ was born, "in AD 200"
Webster (1913) 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.
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
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