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  adv.

  abbreviation

  ad valorem.
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  Advent.

adv.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. ad valorem.

2. advance.

3. adverb.

4. adverbial.

5. adverbially.

6. adversus.

7. advertisement.

8. advertising.

9. adviser.

10. advisory.

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Adv. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Advent.

2. Advocate

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adv. British  

abbreviation

1. adverb

2. adverbial

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Etymology

Origin of adv.

Latin: against

Example Sentences

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adv. Adv.

Unaccusably, un-a-kū′za-bli, adv. so as to be beyond accusation.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Umquhile, um′hwīl, adv. and adj. a Scotch form of Um′while, formerly, late, whilom.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Up-country, up′kun-tri, adv. toward the interior.—n. the interior of a country.—adj. away from the seaboard.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Unaware, un-a-wār′, adv. without being or making aware: suddenly: unexpectedly—also Unawares′.—At unawares, unexpectedly, at a sudden disadvantage.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Scotice, skot′i-sē, adv. in the Scotch language or manner.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

P. 252 note t add—The emendation of Dobree, Adv. vol.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller

Adv. experimentally &c. adj.; on trial, at a venture; by rule of thumb. if one may be so bold.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

Adv. on foot, on horseback, on Shanks's mare; by the Marrowbone stage, in transitu &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Ass. for the Adv. of Science, 1873, p.

From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H. Morgan

Adv. under way; on the move, on the wing, on the tramp, on the march.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget