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What does AD stand for in 2009 AD?

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It is stands for an After Dinosaurs :) just kidding!
It is Anno Domini.

People usually refer it as after death for christ. But anno domini is the proper term, which means after 0 BCE.

BCE is like negative numbers on a number scale. AD is the positive numbers apparently.

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