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    ae
    adjective
  • AE
    AE
    account executive.
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    Æ
    pen name of George William Russell.
  • ae-
    ae-
    for words with initial ae-, see their variant spelling with initial e-.
  • ae.
    ae.
    abbreviation
    at the age of; aged.
  • a.e.
    a.e.
    abbreviation
  • A.E.
    A.E.
    abbreviation
    Agricultural Engineer.

ae

1 American  
[ey] / eɪ /

adjective

Scot.
  1. one.


ae 2 American  
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 American  
  1. account executive.

  2. Æ

  3. American English.


Æ 4 American  
Or AE,
  1. pen name of George William Russell.


ae- 5 American  
  1. for words with initial ae-, see their variant spelling with initial e-.


ae. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. at the age of; aged.


a.e. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. Mathematics. almost everywhere.


A.E. 8 American  

abbreviation

  1. Agricultural Engineer.

  2. Associate in Education.

  3. Associate in Engineering.

  4. Æ


A.E. 1 British  

noun

  1. the pen name of (George William) Russell

"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

ae 2 British  
/ e /

determiner

  1. one; a single

"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

ae. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. aetatis

"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

Etymology

Origin of ae1

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

Origin of ae.6

From the Latin word aetātis

Example Sentences

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Mr. Berg is a research director and Mr. Rosenblatt is CEO of AE Studio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

“A home often represents decades of memories, but also deferred maintenance and missed opportunities to maximize value,” said Mike Casey, a certified financial planner with AE Advisors.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 20, 2025

What AE framed as playful wordplay struck a nerve with critics, who argued it echoed historic eugenics rhetoric, particularly given the ad’s focus on her physical appearance like her blond hair and blue eyes.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

AE: I personally am distant from that world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

After the point E has been discovered the distance AE may be measured off on all the other rivets, and the arcs corresponding to DFH drawn with radii equal to ED.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan

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