Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- As a prefix
ad- assumes the formsac- ,af- ,ag- ,al- ,an- ,ap- ,ar- ,as- ,at- , assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to whichad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples:ad duce,ad here,ad jacent,ad mit,ad vent,ac cord,af fect,ag gregate,al lude,an nex,ap pear, etc. It becomesac- before qu, as inac quiesce.
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- prefix
near ,at . - prefix
toward ,to ,tendency , oraddition .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gigot: Kim, you know, that's more of a biographical ad-
The Voting Begins 2012
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There would have been no ad- vantage at all in informing you of my duplicity, Alleged duplicity, she amended.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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There would have been no ad- vantage at all in informing you of my duplicity, Alleged duplicity, she amended.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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There would have been no ad- vantage at all in informing you of my duplicity, Alleged duplicity, she amended.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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There would have been no ad- vantage at all in informing you of my duplicity, Alleged duplicity, she amended.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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There would have been no ad- vantage at all in informing you of my duplicity, Alleged duplicity, she amended.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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But I had read and ad- mired Ballard and Burroughs, and I thought of them as very powerful effect pedals.
Boing Boing Paris Match 2011
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Any amount of listening is now free and ad- supported, a change that may add $53 million in revenue in the next four years, Devitt said in a Sept. 23 report.
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Pandora also faces new competition for listeners' time from Spotify, operator of Europe's biggest online music service, which in July began signing up U.S. customers for its ad- supported and subscription plans, and from Rdio, started by a co-founder of Skype Technologies SA, which on Oct. 6 began offering free music without advertising.
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Steve Jobs' 1984 Super Bowl ad- were applauded and deemed the essence of entrepreneurial spirit.
Forbes.com: News Steven Berglas 2011
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