Av
noun
the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Av
1 American
[ahv, awv]
/ ɑv, ɔv /
Or
Ab
noun
AV
2
American
av.
3
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
Example Sentences
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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
At first, he had worked at that jacked-up grocery store on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 127th, but he soon left that and started working at this barbershop that used to be on St. Nick Av’.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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
Zoox said the company appreciates NHTSA’s advancement of safety standards and its push to hold the AV industry accountable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The issue is one of many hurdles facing the AV rollout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Navid would look up at me and ask, on five different occasions, whether I’d gotten the right music to the AV tech.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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
According to American measurements a momme is 0.132 oz. av. and 0.120 oz. troy.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
VI, remain. gesteine, sn. precious stones. gestern, av. yesterday. gestrīten, sv.
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
Soltāne, pn. soltu = solt dū. son = so ne. sorge, swf. care, grief, sorrow. sorgelōs, aj. free from cares. sorgen, wv. be anxious, fear, dread. spāhe, av. elegantly, neatly. spalten, 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
In recent years, the company sold off Jezebel, Lifehacker, Deadspin and the A.V.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The system is incredibly broken, and filmmaker A.V.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
The site inspired formats popularized by the Onion’s A.V.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
“A Thousand and One,” the grand jury prize winner at Sundance this year, is A.V.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
It is true that κληροῦσθαι in the sense of the A.V. requires an object; but that is virtually supplied by ἐν ᾧ: “we had our inheritance allotted in Christ.”
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay
For Aesopic parallels cf. my Aesop, Av. iv.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
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
Av. gain in object couplets, 19 per cent.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg
Av. gain in movement couplets, 36 per cent.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg
The column "Av." is filled from the preceding column.
From Shop Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor
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