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ave

1

[ ah-vey, ey-vee ]

interjection

  1. hail; welcome.
  2. farewell; goodbye.


noun

  1. the salutation “ave.”
  2. (initial capital letter) Ave Maria.

Ave.

2
or ave.

abbreviation for

  1. avenue.

ave

1

/ ˈɑːɪ; ˈɑːveɪ /

sentence substitute

  1. welcome or farewell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ave

2

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. short for Ave Maria See Hail Mary
  2. the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion
  3. the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ave

3

abbreviation for

  1. avenue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ave1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Latin: 2nd-person singular imperative of ŧ “to be well, fare well”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ave1

Latin

Origin of ave2

C13: from Latin: hail!
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Example Sentences

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Softly at first then louder, as if to encourage those who joined in timidly, the nuns broke into Ave Maria.

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A month ago Dodgers gear festooned with colorful flowers in the unmistakable designs of acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami sold out in minutes at a pop-up on Fairfax Ave. A couple hundred Angelenos lined up overnight to purchase gear, generating $40 million.

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Coachella 2025 runs April 11-13 and 18-20 at the Empire Polo Club at 81-800 Ave. 51 in Indio.

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So do those of “Performance Corridor,” a baffling installation made when Nauman moved into a Raymond Ave. studio the following year.

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