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- 1. (forming nouns) in collective numerals: "myriad"
- 2. (forming nouns) in names of females in classical mythology: "dryad"
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abbreviation for Anno Domini : a Latin phrase meaning "in the year of the Lord ", which is used when referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born: in 1215 AD/AD 1215. during the seventh century AD.
noun (1) ˈad. often attributive. Synonyms of ad. 1. : advertisement sense 1. newspapers ads. TV ads for new cars. 2. : advertising. an ad agency. ad. 2 of 7. noun (2) : advantage sense 4. AD. 3 of 7. abbreviation (1) 1. active duty. 2. after date. 3. airworthiness directive. 4. Alzheimer's disease. 5.
a picture, sign, etc. that is used to make a product or service known and persuade people to buy it: an advertisement for sth Her first modelling job was in an advertisement for baked beans.
noun. advertisement ( defs 1, 2 ). advertising: an ad agency. -ad. 2. a suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek denoting a group or unit comprising a certain number, sometimes of years: dyad; triad .
a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service. The TV ads were first run last year. They've produced an ad for a new chocolate bar. We put an ad on a classifieds website. A $10 million TV ad campaign. an ad agency. see also attack ad, banner ad. Extra Examples. Topics TV, radio and news b1, Business b1. Word Origin.
An ad is a commercial or a print promotion for some product or service. In other words, an ad is an advertisement. When a company uses print or broadcasting — newspapers, magazines, the Internet, or television, for example — to attempt to sell more of something, it's an ad.
ad· ver· tise· ment ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt. əd-ˈvər-təz-mənt, -tə-smənt. plural advertisements. Synonyms of advertisement. 1. : a public notice. especially : a paid notice that is published or broadcast (as to attract customers or to provide information of public interest) an advertisement for a new car/movie/business.
