ave

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/ˈɑːveɪ//ˈæveɪ//ˈeɪvi//æv/

noun

A salutation.

OriginLatin ave →
Very commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

ave1

nounave (plural aves)

plural aves

  1. A salutation.
  2. An Ave Maria.

    Ye’ll come and find the place where I am lying And kneel and say an ave there for me.

    1913, “Danny Boy”, Frederic Weatherly (lyrics)
interjection
  1. A reverential salutation.

ave2

nounave (plural aves)

plural aves · alternative ave.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of avenue.

    Eleven blocks up the ave from his parents but a different city.

    2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 267
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of average.

Ave3

nounAve (plural Aves)

plural Aves

  1. An Ave Maria.

    Ogier, thinkiag it is the Virgin Mary, commences an Ave; but the lady tells him she is Morgue la faye, who at his birth had kissed him, and retained him for her loyal amoureux, though forgotten by him.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 78

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
avenuehail mary

Origin

ave · noun, interjection

  1. Latinave
  2. Englishave

From Latin ave.

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ave · noun

Abbreviation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ave

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ave

MLA

“ave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ave.

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