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    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


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Videlicet, vi-del′i-set, adv. to wit, that is, namely—generally Viz., and rendered 'namely.'

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

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

Wooingly, wōō′ing-li, adv. in a wooing or persuasive manner.

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

Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Underneath, un-dėr-nēth′, adv. beneath: below: in a lower place.—prep. under: beneath.

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

Adv. in the right place; conveniently &c. adj..

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

Ass. for the Adv. of Science, 1894, p.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by William Benjamin Smith

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. sensibly &c. adj; to the quick, to the inmost core.

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

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