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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">CE</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>dates by century or millennium</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>A.D.</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>C.E.</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Common Era</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>common era</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ CE, for "Common Era," and occasionally, "Christian Era," identifies years as part of a historical cultural current for recording dates used today. CE is used as an alternative to "AD" used by Christians, but the numbering is the same, with the same meaning as AD, and corresponds to the Gregorian Calendar. CE is now often used instead of AD particularly in scientific writing. ]]></note></mads>