Av
noun
the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Av
1 American
[ahv, awv]
/ ɑv, ɔv /
Or
Ab
noun
AV
2
American
av.
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American
A/V
4
American
A.V.
5
American
abbreviation
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Artillery Volunteers.
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audiovisual.
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Authorized Version (of the Bible).
Av.
1
British
abbreviation
AV
2
British
abbreviation
Av
3
British
/ æv /
noun
av.
4
British
abbreviation
a.v.
5
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Av
First recorded in 1550–60; from Hebrew āv, from Akkadian abu
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Carbona remade BioLife into AveXis: Av for adeno-associated virus serotype 9, the engine of Kaspar’s drug; ve for vector; X for the DNA helix; and Is for Isis, the goddess of children, nature and magic.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2025
Amazon is cooperating with local authorities in Lockeford, said company spokesperson Av Zammit, and is working to obtain permissions.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2022
“With rigorous testing like this, we expect these types of events to occur, and we apply the learnings from each flight towards improving safety,” Amazon spokesperson Av Zammit said in an emailed statement.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
For simplicity, both components have a common dust attenuation, Av, and metallicity, Z.
From Nature ● May 15, 2018
I rolled my bike out of our building’s elevator and rode over to meet Daryl R. and Kofi on Eighth Av’.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
Earlier this year, EVgo had 120 stalls dedicated to AV companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Uber has partnerships with over 30 AV companies spanning software, technology and vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sean McKinnon, director of specialty presentations and AV integration at Boston Light and Sound, is in charge of hiring these projectionists for about 60 venues across the country screening “The Odyssey” in 70mm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
AV companies claim that their cars are statistically safer than human drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Organize instruments, props, AV equipment, etc. to permit wheelchair access.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
See vröuwen. vrevel, sf. audacity, insolence. frevellīchen, av. insolently, boldly, with impudence. vrëȥȥen, sv.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
II, close, shut. besorgen, wv. provide, be conscious of; requite. bestān, anom. v. remain; attack, assail; einen bestān, concern, belong to. beste, aj. and av. best, 9.5, 23.1, 61. besunder, av. apart.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
V, say, speak; assure, grant, concede, 35, 83. jener, pr. that, 68. jenhalp, av. on that side, the other side. jësen, sv.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
Mother, I have changed my quarters—am at 502 Pennsylvania av., near 3d street, only a little way from the Capitol.
From The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion by Walt Whitman
III, swim, 31, 81. swinde, aj. powerful, strong, angry; av. quickly. swinden, sv.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
“In comparison to last year, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in costs for venue rental, decorations, A/V equipment, catering, and even basic supplies,” said Andrew M. Lee, artistic and executive director of DC Strings Workshop.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Miller and Lord fit right into the weirdo A/V club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
“Ongoing pandemic concerns are front and center in informing this Court to reconsider its original decision prohibiting A/V coverage,” Chu wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
That aspect remains perfectly intact, and recent performances have been felled by late starts, spotty internet and A/V connections, missed cues and poor lighting.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2020
When she finishes her speech in Council Bluffs, a team of grips starts loading a stage, two tents, an American-flag sign, and a jungle of A/V cables into a truck.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2011
"These figures used to be more on the aspirational side," Monica Castillo, the film critic for the pop culture website The A.V.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Year: 2012 Compiled by: Aisha Harris Of note: Written as a counter to the A.V.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
In recent years, the company sold off Jezebel, Lifehacker, Deadspin and the A.V.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Aaron Kingsley Adetola stars as six-year-old "Terry" and Will Catlett stars as "Lucky" in writer/director A.V.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
Constitutional questions, decision of, under Irish Government Act, 209 Contracts, laws as to, 85, 86 Crown Lands under Irish Government Act, 210 Davitt, Michael, and the New Constitution, 115, 142, 167 Dicey, Professor A.V.,
From A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 by Albert Venn Dicey
Av. gain in movement couplets, 30 per cent.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg
Ascension, 13th Av. & 51st…… C. P. Jensen…… E. 1907 N. E. 61 100 … 105 7 7 54.
From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by George Wenner
For Aesopic parallels cf. my Aesop, Av. iv.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Home.—The annual meeting of the directors of the Home for Destitute Catholic Children on Harrison Av., was held on the evening of the 14th of January.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
Av. foot of all stanzas 8.69 16.88 Geo.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg
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