Ade

[ eyd ]

/ eɪd /

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noun

George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.

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Other definitions for Ade (2 of 3)

-ade¹

a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process or a person or persons acting, appearing in loanwords from French and sometimes from Spanish (cannonade; fusillade; renegade), but also attached to native stems: blockade; escapade; masquerade.

a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit, normally a citrus: lemonade.

Origin of -ade

<French <Provençal, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada<Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus-ate¹; or <Spanish -ado<Latin -ātus-ate¹

Other definitions for Ade (3 of 3)

-ade²

a collective suffix like -ad¹: decade.

Origin of -ade

<French <Greek; see ad¹

How to use Ade in a sentence

George Ade, the "funny man," is independent financially from the royalties paid him on his copyrights.
How to Succeed as an Inventor|Goodwin B. Smith
I do nod know any nah-ice gondolier—zey are oal—I dell you, if you lif viz zem ade mons as me, you cot your troat—yes!
The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey
The captions of the George Ade fables are uniformly good, and there are other notable exceptions.
A Librarian's Open Shelf|Arthur E. Bostwick
As Lem stepped out into the other room, the caller-out was shouting, "Promen-ade all—you know where!"
Peak and Prairie|Anna Fuller

It is sometimes called Ade-gygdal-mgy-i, the time "when the leaves are red."
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney

British Dictionary definitions for Ade

-ade

suffix forming nouns

a sweetened drink made of various fruitslemonade; limeade

Word Origin for -ade

from French, from Latin -āta made of, feminine past participle of verbs ending in -āre

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