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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.
stream
Noun
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A stream is a very small river or creek.
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A stream is something that comes in an order without stopping (like water in a stream).
Stop interrupting me, you are breaking my stream of thought.
The data stream from Florida suddenly stopped.
stream
Verb
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If something streams, it comes in a flow, usually in order and often not stopping.
The website offered streaming music and video files.