AD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a public promotion of some product or service
   
   Synonym(s)
   • advert (what does advert mean?)
   • advertisement (what does advertisement mean?)
   • advertising (what does advertising mean?)
   • advertizement (what does advertizement mean?)
   • advertizing (what does advertizing mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) ad is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • promotion (what does promotion mean?)
   • publicity (what does publicity mean?)
   • promotional material (what does promotional material mean?)
   • packaging (what does packaging mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • direct mail (what does direct mail mean?)
   • preview (what does preview mean?)
   • prevue (what does prevue mean?)
   • trailer (what does trailer mean?)
   • advertorial (what does advertorial mean?)
   • mailer (what does mailer mean?)
   • newspaper ad (what does newspaper ad mean?)
   • newspaper advertisement (what does newspaper advertisement mean?)
   • commercial (what does commercial mean?)
   • commercial message (what does commercial message mean?)
   • circular (what does circular mean?)
   • handbill (what does handbill mean?)
   • bill (what does bill mean?)
   • broadside (what does broadside mean?)
   • broadsheet (what does broadsheet mean?)
   • flier (what does flier mean?)
   • flyer (what does flyer mean?)
   • throwaway (what does throwaway mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • top billing (what does top billing mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • advertise (what does advertise mean?)
   • advertize (what does advertize mean?)
   • promote (what does promote mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • advertise (what does advertise mean?)
   • advertize (what does advertize mean?)
   • promote (what does promote mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • advertise (what does advertise mean?)
   • advertize (what does advertize mean?)
   • promote (what does promote mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)

AD as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • in the Christian era
   • used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born
   
   Synonym(s)
   • A.D. (what does A.D. mean?)
   • anno Domini (what does anno Domini mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • in AD 200