anno domini
Speech parts
1. anno domini - Noun
2. anno domini - Adverb
Meaning
In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.
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Sir, you shall taste my Anno Domini.
in AD 200
1st century AD ( Anno Domini ) follows.
AD (Anno Domini) is a designation used to label years following 1 BC in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
Although Anno Domini was in widespread use by the 9th century, the term "Before Christ" (or its equivalent) did not become common until much later.
Dates in the Gregorian calendar in the Western world have always used the era designated in English as Anno Domini or Common Era.