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Don't forget, though, AD stands for Anno Domini, which means "in the year of our Lord." Which is a little more than just acknowledgement.

• nvoorhies 16y ago
  The "our" translation is just convention, not actually there in the latin.
  • billswift 16y ago
    Actually, AD is the shortened form for "the year of our Lord". The "Year of our Lord" came first, before the initials.