English

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Etymology

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Apocope and other processes of abbreviation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ad. (plural ads. or ad.'s)

  1. Abbreviation of adaptation.
  2. Abbreviation of adapter.
  3. Abbreviation of archdiocese.
  4. (grammar, also spelt adv(.)) Abbreviation of adverb.
  5. (also spelt ad) Abbreviation of advertisement.

Verb

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ad. (indeclinable, past form, or imperative)

  1. Abbreviation of adapt.
  2. Abbreviation of adapted.
  3. (imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of addantur.
  4. (imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of adde.

References

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  • The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 12

Anagrams

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Czech

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Adverb

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ad.

  1. Abbreviation of a další: etc.

See also

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Dutch

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Noun

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ad. m (plural ad.s, diminutive [please provide])

  1. 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?)