ae

¹

[ ey ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. one.

ae

²

or æ

1. a digraph or ligature appearing in Latin and Latinized Greek words. In English words of Latin or Greek origin, ae is now usually represented by e, except generally in proper names ( Caesar ), in words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities ( aegis ), and in modern words of scientific or technical use ( aecium ).

AE

³

1. account executive.
2. Æ
3. American English.

Æ

⁴

or AE, A.E.

1. pen name of George William Russell.

ae-

⁵

1. for words with initial ae-, see their variant spelling with initial e-.

ae.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. at the age of; aged.

a.e.

⁷

abbreviation for

1. Mathematics. almost everywhere.

A.E.

⁸

abbreviation for

1. Agricultural Engineer.
2. Associate in Education.
3. Associate in Engineering.
4. Æ

A.E.

¹

noun

1. See Russell
   the pen name of (George William) Russell

ae.

²

abbreviation for

1. aetatis

ae

³

/ e /

determiner

1. one; a single

Word History and Origins

Origin of ae¹

Middle English ( Scots ) ā-, Old English ān one; a ¹

Origin of ae²

From the Latin word aetātis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ae¹

Latin: at the age of; aged

Origin of ae²

from Old English ān

Example Sentences

“This is so disastrous—this is the biggest show AE has ever had,” says Page.

From The Daily Beast

AE thing is one thing, the word's oldish and Scottish; AG means agriculture, the word's academic and oddish.

From The Daily Beast

The two-part TV-movie, starring Pierce Brosnan, premiered on AE last year.

From The Daily Beast

We maun get another subsidy frae the Commons, and that will make ae compting of it.

From Project Gutenberg

He was careful and troubled for mony things besides the ae thing needful.

From Project Gutenberg

It was an unco thing to see hawks pike out hawks' een, or ae kindly Scot cheat anither.

From Project Gutenberg

The German long e is represented by , oe, ae, and in Slavic and Hebrew words also by ee.

From Project Gutenberg

One conclusive indication of its early date is given by the position in the pantheon of Ae and Bêl.

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