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anno Domini en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈæn.oʊ ˈdɑ.mə.ni/ (US)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī, from annō, (ablative of annus (“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of dominus (“lord”)); literally, in the year of the Lord.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.

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