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    adv.
    abbreviation
    ad valorem.
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    Adv.
    abbreviation
    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.


Adv. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Advent.

  2. Advocate


adv. British  

abbreviation

  1. adverb

  2. adverbial

"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 adv.

Latin: against

Example Sentences

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Upstairs, up-stārz′, adv. in or toward the upper story.—adj.

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

Where, hwār, adv. and conj. at which place, at what place? to what place, to which place?

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

Vis-�-vis, vēz′-a-vē′, adv. facing one another.—n. one who faces, or is opposite to, another: a light carriage with seats facing each other: a kind of couch.

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

In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Soon, sōōn, adv. immediately or in a short time: without delay: early: readily, willingly.—adj.

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

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