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anno domini

Anno Domini (an-oh dom-[schwa]-nIor -nee). [Latin “in the year of the Lord”] Of the modern era. • This phrase denotes the method of calculating time from the birth of Christ (A.D. 1776). — Abbr. A.D. — Also termed Year of Our Lord.

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annexation

annexation, n. 1. The act of attaching; the state of being attached. 2. Property. The point at which a fixture becomes a part of the realty to which it is attached. [Cases: Fixtures 6.] 3. A formal act by which a nation, state, or municipality incorporates land within its dominion. • In international law, the

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