vives
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vives
1515–25; earlier avives < Middle French < Spanish adibas < Arabic al-dhi’bah literally, the she-wolf
Example Sentences
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Bands, playing national anthems and patriotic airs, French "vives" and Czech "nazdars" rent the air.
From Time Magazine Archive
French "vives" and Czech "nazdars" rending Paris air in unison.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since no new books are published in France of which the Nazis disapprove, the U.S. is the chief soil on which the French language sur vives as a free medium of expression.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Vivo, vives, vive," the bird read, very slowly and distinctly, staring hard at the book.
From David and the Phoenix by Raysor, Joan
My state I fenced about Vith baynicks and vith guns; My gals I portioned hout, Rich vives I got my sons; O varn't it crule to lose my rule, My money and lands at once?
From Ballads by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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