anno mundi

American

[ahn-noh moon-dee, an-oh muhn-dahy, -dee] / ˈɑn noʊ ˈmʊn di, ˈæn oʊ ˈmʌn daɪ, -di /

Latin.

in the year of the world.

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They have all died away, forgotten in the common mass of things, but this will be to France like an Anno Mundi, or an Anno Domini.

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Does Anno Domini loom with immeasurable grandeur above Anno Mundi?

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The Book closes on the year 5688 Anno Mundi Friday evening Sept.

From Time Magazine Archive

A.M., ante meridiem, forenoon; anno mundi, in the year of the world; artium magister, master of arts.

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Observe that for the common date, 'Anno Domini—year of our Lord,' has been placed 'Anno Mundi—year of the World.'

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