Av

¹ American  

[ahv, awv] / ɑv, ɔv /

Or Ab

noun

1. the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar.

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AV ² American  

1. arteriovenous.

2. atrioventricular.

3. audiovisual.

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av. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. avenue.

2. average.

3. avoirdupois weight.

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A/V ⁴ American  

1. Also a.v. ad valorem.

2. audiovisual.

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A.V. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Artillery Volunteers.

2. audiovisual.

3. Authorized Version (of the Bible).

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Av. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. avenue

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AV ² British  

abbreviation

1. Authorized Version (of the Bible)

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Av ³ British  

/ æv /

noun

1. (in the Jewish calendar) the fifth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the eleventh month in the civil year, usually falling within July and August

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av. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. average

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a.v. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. ad valorem

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Etymology

Origin of Av

First recorded in 1550–60; from Hebrew āv, from Akkadian abu

Example Sentences

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

A few candidates for new bike lanes include routes on South Henderson St., North 130th St. and Beacon Av.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

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

For simplicity, both components have a common dust attenuation, Av, and metallicity, Z.

From Nature • May 15, 2018

The one down at 123rd and St. Nick Av’.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore