ae
1 Americanadjective
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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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The largest shareholder of York Space is AE Industrial Partners, a private-investment firm with $7.5 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2025.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
Mr. Berg is a research director and Mr. Rosenblatt is CEO of AE Studio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
"We'll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way."
From BBC • Aug. 4, 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 was ambushed behind piles of newspapers, and behind him in a grate filled with smouldering peat blocks sat the black tea kettle.
From What's the Matter with Ireland? by Russell, Ruth
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