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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ohhhh, is that what AD means? That makes a lot more sense to the rest of the article.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    A.D., anno domini, meaning "in the year of our Lord"

    Sometimes people think it means "after death," but that would leave a 33-year gap between BC and AD dates.

    Academia tends to use C.E. now, to mean "common era," which is indexed to the same timeline but using non-religious language since a majority of people in the world are not Christian.

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