aube

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/ɔːb//oʊb/

proper noun

A department of Grand Est, France (INSEE code 10).

OriginFrench Aube →
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Meanings

aube1

nounaube (plural aubes)

plural aubes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of alb.

    For washing eleven aubes and as many head-clothes

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest, [London]: [[…] Iohn Williams […]], →OCLC

Aube2

proper noun
  1. A department of Grand Est, France (INSEE code 10).
  2. A right tributary of the Seine in the departments of Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Aube and Marne in northeastern France.

Origin

  1. FrenchAube
  2. EnglishAube

From French Aube.

More words from French

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Translations

French Aube, Aube
  • Aubedepartment
  • Auberiver

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aube

daubnawabbedaub
All rhymes →

Anagrams

beau
Cite this entry
APA

aube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aube

MLA

“aube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aube. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aube,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aube.

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