a-vie

adverb

In rivalry.

First used 16th–17th c.
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Meanings

adverba-vie (comparative more a-vie, superlative most a-vie)

comparative more a-vie · superlative most a-vie

  1. obsoleteIn rivalry.First known use 16th–17th c.

    Our mind doth likewise take revenge of it, they lie, they cog, and deceive one another a vie.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Origin

From a- + vie.

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APA

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MLA

“a-vie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a-vie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a-vie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a-vie.

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