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"ARD" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "one that commands", "he that descends". |
Date "ARD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Ard descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38-40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num. 26:40. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | ARD. Hot. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ARD."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ARD | English | Associates in Rural Development Inc. | N/A |
ARD | Greek | θερμή γραμμή σηματοδοσίας | Post & Telecom |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: ARD |
| Specialty definitions using "ARD": acid rock drainage, Arthur's Seat. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ARD": Arduous. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ARD" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Irish (high, lofty, tall), Manx (big, compass point, direction, district, fell, height, high, high place, incline, loud, pole, region, tall, towering). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Al- Ard (1969) Ard el-nefak (1968) Bayn el samaa wa el ard (1960) Ard el salam (1957) El Ard el tayeba (1954) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | ARD is most often associated with adenovirus types 4 and 7 in the United States. (references) | |
Vaccines were developed for adenovirus serotypes 4 and 7, but were available only for preventing ARD among military recruits. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Pakistan | Some ARD leaders also reportedly were forced to leave Lahore prior to the rally. (references) |
Pakistan | All but 29 of the ARD activists were released by May 31; the remaining 29 were released after serving 30-day sentences. (references) | |
Pakistan | On May 1, the Government sealed all ARD offices and arrested 479 ARD activists in Karachi to prevent any ARD political activity that day. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ARD" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 55.56% of the time. "ARD" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 55.56% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (proper) | 44.44% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 9 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ARD" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ard | Last name | 2,000 | 5,839 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ARD": ard-type, ard-up. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ard | 155 | ard game | 3 |
ard performance | 37 | ard pennsylvania program | 3 |
ard program | 8 | ard motorsports | 3 |
ard loch | 6 | ard racing | 3 |
ard liss | 6 | ard distributor | 2 |
ard kurt | 5 | ard must | 2 |
ard pennsylvania | 5 | ard logistics | 2 |
ard fernsehlotterie | 5 | ard electronique | 2 |
ard buffet.de | 3 | ard gorge loch | 2 |
ard nursing | 3 | ard xdi | 2 |
ard buffet | 3 | ard h | 2 |
ard pa | 3 | ard dui | 2 |
ard ken | 3 | ard rim | 2 |
ard de | 3 | ard nachrichten | 2 |
consolidation credit ard | 3 | ard osten | 2 |
ard wheels | 3 | ard dui pennsylvania program | 2 |
ard group | 3 | ard contracting | 2 |
ard sam | 3 | ||
ard contracting | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ARD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ufrivilligt slukning af lysbuen (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uitgaan van de boog (extinguishing the ard unintentionally), doven van de boog (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valokaaren sammuminen (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | extinction accidentelle de l'arc (extinguishing the ard unintentionally), désamorçage de l'arc (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Abreissen des Lichtbogens (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spegnimento accidentale dell'arco (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 冬将軍 (ard winter, General Winter, Jack Frost). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arday extinção acidental do arco (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) extinción del arco (extinguishing the arc intentionally, extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) bågens slocknande (extinguishing the ard unintentionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 46, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Uioi de beniamin bala kai cobwr kai asbhl egenonto de uioi bala ghra kai noeman kai agciV kai rwV kai mamfin kai ofimin ghra de egennhsen ton arad |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Filii Beniamin Bela et Bechor et Asbel Gera et Naaman et Ehi et Ros Mophim et Opphim et Ared |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The sones of Beniamyn, Bela, and Becor, and Asbelgora, and Naaman, and Jethi, and Resemophym, and Ophyn, and Ared. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The childern of BenIamin: Bela Becher Asbel Gera Naeman Ehi Ros Mupim Hupim and Aro. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the sons of Benjamin were Belah and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 46, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga anak ni Benjamin mao si Bela, ug si Becher, ug si Asbel, ug si Gera, ug si Naaman, ug si Ehi, ug si Ros, ug si Muppim, si Huppim, ug si Ard. |
| Croatian | Sinovi Benjaminovi: Bela, Beker, Ašbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Roš, Mupim, Hupim i Ard. |
| Danish | Benjomins Sønner Bela, Beker, Asjbel, Gera, Nåman, Ebi, Rosj, Muppim, Huppim og Ard; |
| Dutch | En de zonen van Benjamin: Bela, Becher en Asbel, Gera en Naaman, Echi en Ros, Muppim en Huppim, en Ard. |
| Finnish | Benjaminin pojat olivat Bela, Beker ja Asbel, Geera ja Naaman, Eehi ja Roos, Muppim ja Huppim ja Ard. |
| French | Fils de Benjamin: Béla, Béker, Aschbel, Guéra, Naaman, Éhi, Rosch, Muppim, Huppim et Ard. |
| German | Die Kinder Benjamins: Bela, Becher, Asbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Ros, Muppim, Huppim und Ard. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Benyamin; anak-anaknya: Bela, Bekher, Asybel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Ros, Mupim, Hupim dan Ared. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka anak-anak laki-laki Benyamin, yaitu Bela dan Bekher dan Asybel dan Gera dan Naaman dan Ekhi dan Rusy dan Mupim dan Hupim dan Ared. |
| Italian | I figli di Beniamino: Bela, Becher e Asbel, Ghera, Naaman, Echi, Ros, Muppim, Uppim e Arde. |
| Maori | Ko nga tama a Pineamine; ko Peraha, ko Pekere, ko Ahapere, ko Kera, ko Naamana, ko Ehi, ko Roho, ko Mupimi, ko Hupimi, ko Arare. |
| Norwegian | og Benjamins sønner: Bela og Beker og Asbel, Gera og Na'aman, Ehi og Ros, Muppim og Huppim og Ard; |
| Portuguese | E os filhos de Benjamim: Belá, Bequer, Asbel, Gêra, Naamã, Eí, Ros, Mupim, Hupim e Arde. |
| Rumanian | Fiii lui Beniamin; Bela, Becher, Awbel, Ghera, Naaman, Ehi, Row, Mupim, Hupim wi Ard. |
| Spanish | Los hijos de Benjamín fueron: Bela, Bequer, Asbel, Gera, Naamán, Eji, Ros, Mupim, Hupim y Ard. |
| Swedish | Och Benjamins söner voro Bela, Beker och Asbel, Gera och Naaman, Ehi och Ros, Muppim och Huppim och Ard. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ARD": ardeb, ardebs, ardencies, ardency, ardent, ardently, ardor, ardors, ardour, ardours, arduous, arduously, arduousness, arduousnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ARD": aboard, aboveboard, afeard, afterward, airward, antibillboard, astarboard, award, awkward, backboard, backward, backyard, bankcard, bard, bargeboard, barnyard, baseboard, bastard, bayard, beard, beaverboard, becoward, bedward, beeyard, billboard, billiard, biohazard, blackboard, blackguard, blinkard, blizzard, blowhard, bluebeard, board, boatyard, bodyguard, bollard, bombard, boneyard, boulevard, boxboard, boyard, brassard, breadboard, briard, brickyard, buckboard, bustard, buzzard, camelopard, canard. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ARD": aardvark, aardvarks, aardwolf, aardwolves, afterwards, angiocardiographic, angiocardiographies, angiocardiography, awardable, awarded, awardee, awardees, awarder, awarders, awarding, awards, awkwarder, awkwardest, awkwardly, awkwardness, awkwardnesses, backboards, backwardly, backwardness, backwardnesses, backwards, backyards, bankcards, barde, barded, bardes, bardic, barding, bardolater, bardolaters, bardolatries, bardolatry, bards, bargeboards, barnyards, baseboards, bastardies, bastardise, bastardised, bastardises, bastardising, bastardization, bastardizations, bastardize, bastardized, bastardizes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rad. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-r" | |
-1 letter: ad, ar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-r" | |
+1 letter: arid, bard, brad, card, darb, dare, dark, darn, dart, dear, drab, drag, dram, drat, draw, dray, dura, fard, grad, hard, lard, nard, orad, pard, rads, raid, rand, read, road, sard, trad, ward, yard. | |
+2 letters: acred, acrid, adder, adore, adorn, aider, aired, alder, arced, ardeb, ardor, armed, aroid, award, barde, bards, bared, beard, board, brads, braid, brand, bread, broad, cadre, caird, cards, cared, cedar, chard, dairy, damar, darbs, dared, darer, dares, daric, darks, darky, darns, darts, dater, deair, dears, deary, debar, denar, derat, deray, derma, dewar, diary, dinar, dobra, dorsa, doura, drabs, draff, draft, drags, drail, drain, drake, drama, drams, drank, drape, drats, drave, drawl, drawn, draws, drays, dread, dream, drear, dryad, dural, duras, durra, dwarf, eared, fader, farad, fards, fared, fraud, grade, grads, grand, guard, hards, hardy, hared, heard, hoard, hydra, irade, lader, laird, lards, lardy, liard, lidar, lyard, madre, mudra, nadir, nards, oared, oread, padre, padri, pardi, pards, pardy, pared, purda, rabid, raced, radar, radii, radio, radix, radon, raged, raids, raked, rands, randy, ranid, raped, rapid, rared, rased, rated, raved, raxed, rayed, razed, readd, reads, ready, redan, redia, roads, sards, sarod, shard, sward, tardo, tardy, tared, trade, tread, triad, wader, wards, wared, yaird, yards. | |
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