ave

[ ah-vey, ey-vee ]
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interjection
  1. hail; welcome.

  2. farewell; goodbye.

noun
  1. the salutation “ave.”

  2. (initial capital letter) Ave Maria.

Origin of ave

1
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Latin: 2nd-person singular imperative of avēre “to be well, fare well”

Other definitions for Ave. (2 of 2)

Ave.

abbreviation
  1. avenue.

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British Dictionary definitions for ave (1 of 3)

ave

/ (ˈɑːvɪ, ˈɑːveɪ) /


sentence substitute
  1. welcome or farewell

Origin of ave

1
Latin

British Dictionary definitions for Ave (2 of 3)

Ave1

/ (ˈɑːvɪ) /


nounRC Church
  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

  1. the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said

Origin of Ave

2
C13: from Latin: hail!

British Dictionary definitions for Ave (3 of 3)

Ave2

abbreviation for
  1. avenue

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