Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An expression of greeting or farewell.
- noun Roman Catholic Church Ave Maria.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Hail! Also, farewell!
- noun An Ave Maria (which see, under ave, interj.).
- noun A salutation.
- A contraction of Avenue (in an address).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ave Maria.
- noun A reverential salutation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
Ave Maria . - noun A reverential salutation.
- noun
avenue - noun
average
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Women are too soft about th ’eart to ‘ave the running of a grand place like Ringwood and to ’ave their fingers in such a deep purse as Morris’s was.”
Slightly Married Balogh, Mary 2003
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My thoughts exactly! although, La Paloma on 45th close to 9th ave is damn good.
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I second that NYCGuy. 2nd ave is a bit too far from 6th.
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Tie: Ma Po Tofu and Beef with Chili Sauce - Grand Sichuan either east side location but the 2nd ave is more a midtown lunch option
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'Tis a brother and sisterhood sort of comradeship they 'ave, which is well for 'em, since none o' the common folk care for their companionship.
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But technically, 9th ave. is out of ML range … anybody got a bubble tea selection for Lane, more centrally located?
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You must 'ave' ot tea, an 'wegetables, an' a bit o 'meat, now an' again, if you're goin 'to do work as is work.
THE SPIKE 2010
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You can be a rich man, with me, an 'ave' everythin 'you could wish for, an' if you was to say ` aye 'on those terms, I'd understand.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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They 'ave 'alted Danny Deever by 'is coffin on the ground;
Archive 2009-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2009
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They 'ave 'alted Danny Deever by 'is coffin on the ground;
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2009
sacredpound commented on the word ave
My favorite word in Spanish... means "bird."
April 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ave
Or 'hail' (salutation) in Latin.
July 18, 2009