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AD
Abbreviation
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AD is short for the Latin words anno Domini, which means in the year of our Lord. You use AD to refer to a date after the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.
The Romans started building the Colosseum in 70 AD.
ad
Noun
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A short way of saying advertisement.
I saw an ad in the newspaper for a job at the factory.
interim
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adjective
serving during an intermediate interval of time
an interim agreement
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noun
(= meanwhile)
the time between one event, process, or period and another
meanwhile the socialists are running the government
protection
Noun
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Protection is keeping something or someone safe.
She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.
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A device used for safe sex e.g. condom.
I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.