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ava

¹ American

[uh-vah, uh-vaw] / əˈvɑ, əˈvɔ /

Or ava'

adverb

Scot.

of all; at all.

Ava ² American

[ey-vuh] / ˈeɪ və /

noun

a first name.

ava British

/ əˈvɔː /

adverb

at all

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Etymology

Origin of ava

Scot form of of all

Example Sentences

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Participants heard a series of nonsense words, like "ava," "kug," or "vip," and then spoke each one aloud.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

Out of this ava lanche of acetate, the director has constructed a motion picture that crams the supercolossal Super Panavision screen with some of the most spectacular pictures ever taken of metal in motion.

From Time Magazine Archive

He reported all well, and the chiefs on the Government side fraternising and making ava with those on Mataafa’s.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

She’ll hear it first frae his ain lips if she hears it ava.

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

My son John is not coming on ava.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by Wilson, John Mackay

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