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English
Etymology
Apocope and other processes of abbreviation.
Pronunciation
Noun
ad. (plural ads. or ad.'s)
- Abbreviation of adaptation.
- Abbreviation of adapter.
- Abbreviation of archdiocese.
- (grammar, also spelt adv(.)) Abbreviation of adverb.
- (also spelt ad) Abbreviation of advertisement.
Verb
ad. (indeclinable, past form, or imperative)
- Abbreviation of adapt.
- Abbreviation of adapted.
- (imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of addantur.
- (imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of adde.
References
- The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 12
Anagrams
Czech
Adverb
ad.
- Abbreviation of a další: etc.
See also
Dutch
Noun
ad. m (plural ad.s, diminutive )
- Abbreviation of annō Dominī.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Nationaal Archief, 1.04.02 (manuscript NL-HaNA_1.04.02) to this entry?)