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Aves

[ey-veez]
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noun (used with a plural verb)
  1. a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
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Origin of Aves

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

ave

[ah-vey, ey-vee]
interjection
  1. hail; welcome.
  2. farewell; goodbye.
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noun
  1. the salutation “ave.”
  2. (initial capital letter) Ave Maria.
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Origin of ave

1200–50; Middle English < Latin: imperative 2nd singular of avēre to be well, fare well
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Examples from the Web for aves

Historical Examples

  • 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.

  • Well, if they had a hang-out at Aves, that would have been dead easy.

British Dictionary definitions for aves

Aves

pl n
  1. the class of vertebrates comprising the birdsSee bird (def. 1)
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Word Origin

pl of Latin avis bird

ave

sentence substitute
  1. welcome or farewell
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Word Origin

Latin

Ave1

noun RC Church
  1. short for Ave Maria See Hail Mary
  2. the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion
  3. the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said
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Word Origin

C13: from Latin: hail!

Ave2

ave

abbreviation for
  1. 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."

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