Anno Domini

Calendar era based on the birth of Jesus

Anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) qualify years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, whose epoch is the traditional year of the conception or birth of Jesus. AD counts years since the epoch, BC the years before the epoch. Anno Domini is Medieval Latin for "in the year of the Lord", often read as "our Lord".

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