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Definition of "ad-" []

  • Toward; to. Before c, f, g, k, l, p, q, s, and t, ad- is usually assimilated to ac-, af-, ag-, ac-, al-, ap-, ac-, as-, and at-, respectively. (prefix)
  • Near; at: adrenal. (prefix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ad-" in a sentence
  • "Gigot: Kim, you know, that's more of a biographical ad-"
  • "There would have been no ad- vantage at all in informing you of my duplicity, Alleged duplicity, she amended."
  • "Steve Jobs' 1984 Super Bowl ad- were applauded and deemed the essence of entrepreneurial spirit."
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