AD

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does AD mean? 

• AD (noun)
  The noun AD has 1 sense:

1. a public promotion of some product or service

  Familiarity information: AD used as a noun is very rare.

• AD (adverb)
  The adverb AD has 1 sense:

1. in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born

  Familiarity information: AD used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AD (noun)

Meaning:

A public promotion of some product or service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing

Hypernyms ("ad" is a kind of...):

packaging; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ad"):

direct mail (advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail)

preview; prevue; trailer (an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future)

advertorial (an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report)

mailer (an advertisement that is sent by mail)

newspaper ad; newspaper advertisement (a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper)

commercial; commercial message (a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television)

bill; broadsheet; broadside; circular; flier; flyer; handbill; throwaway (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution)

teaser (an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest)

top billing (the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster)

• AD (adverb)

Meaning:

In the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born

Synonyms:

A.D.; AD; anno Domini

Context example:

in AD 200