ad.

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English

Etymology

Apocope and other processes of abbreviation.

Pronunciation

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  • ; or as the full form of the word denoted

Noun

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

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

Verb

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

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

Anagrams


Czech

Abbreviation

ad.

  1. Abbreviation of a další: etc.

See also