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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.
recall
Verb
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If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.
She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.
She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.
I don't recall seeing any situation like that.
And you have a two children, as I recall.
He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.
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If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.
The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.
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If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.
recall
Noun
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Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.
You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.
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A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.
The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.