Aves

[ey-veez]

noun (used with a plural verb)

a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.

Origin of Aves

1895–1900; < New Latin; Latin, plural of avis bird

ave

[ah-vey, ey-vee]

interjection

hail; welcome.
farewell; goodbye.

noun

the salutation “ave.”
(initial capital letter) Ave Maria.

Origin of ave

1200–50; Middle English < Latin: imperative 2nd singular of avēre to be well, fare well

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Related Words for aves

toast, aloha, bow, hail, kiss, address, salaam, curtsy, hello, salute, howdy, request, litany, rogation, entreaty, plea, prayer, petition, solicitation, ave

Examples from the Web for aves

Historical Examples of aves

In reciting a hundred and fifty Aves Serge had not once repeated himself.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Emile Zola
Perhaps the Aves fetched me, only it took them a long while.
Romola
George Eliot
Then a Pater, ten Aves, and a Gloria are nothing; it is not heavy as a penance!
En Route
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Well, that knocks out my theory about Aves a bit, declared Rawlins.
The Radio Detectives in the Jungle
A. Hyatt Verrill
Well, if they had a hang-out at Aves, that would have been dead easy.
The Radio Detectives in the Jungle
A. Hyatt Verrill

British Dictionary definitions for aves

Aves

pl n

the class of vertebrates comprising the birdsSee bird (def. 1)

Word Origin for Aves

pl of Latin avis bird

ave

sentence substitute

welcome or farewell

Word Origin for ave

Latin

Ave

noun RC Church

short for Ave Maria See Hail Mary
the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion
the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said

Word Origin for Ave

C13: from Latin: hail!

Ave

ave

abbreviation for

avenue

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Word Origin and History for aves

ave

"hail," also "farewell," early 13c. (in reference to the Ave Maria), from Latin ave, second person singular imperative of avere "to be or fare well."