A.R.

First Appearance and Context

A.R. appears in a citation attached to an entry of The Dictionary, noted as the 4th edition dated "A.R. 3000."

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

  • Functions as the year‑counting era used in institutional and scholarly contexts tied to Orth, including convocations such as the Millennial Orth Convox.
  • Appears in formal citations and on reference editions.

Descriptions/Characteristics

  • Written as the abbreviation "A.R." followed by numerals (e.g., "A.R. 3000").
  • Centuries and millennia are referenced in ordinal form (e.g., "Seventeenth Century A.R."; "2nd Millennium A.R.").
  • Avout also render years verbally as "anno ... of the Reconstitution," indicating that the count is measured from the Reconstitution and used throughout the Mathic World.

Relationships

  • Referenced by The Dictionary as a standard dating convention and acknowledged in Orth‑related decisions.

Current Status/Location

The notation is in active use. During Apert, the sunrise rite and subsequent opening of the Year and Decade gates mark the turn of the year in A.R. reckoning; limited passage between the math and extramuros proceeds during Apert.

Summary:

A.R. is a calendar-era notation used to count years since the Reconstitution, appearing in citations and institutional records (for example, on the Fourth Edition of The Dictionary as “A.R. 3000”). In-text phrasing such as “anno … of the Reconstitution” indicates its reference point, though the exact spelled-out expansion of the initials has not been given.

First seen:
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 2: Cloister
Most recently seen:
Part 4: Anathem - Chapter 19: Calca
Known as:
A.R. 3000ARA. R.2nd Millennium A.R.