Ave
['ɑ:vi]
Definition
(n.) An ave Maria.
(n.) A reverential salutation.
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Definition
interj. and n. be well or happy: hail an address or prayer to the Virgin Mary: in full Ave Marī′a.—Ave Maria or Ave Mary the Hail Mary or angelic salutation (Luke i. 28).
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Examples
- This time it was about George Moore's Ave. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You ho me a milk and butter bill of two 'undred pound, you must 'ave noo laid heggs for your homlets, and cream for your spanil dog. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- O, Mr. James, what 'AVE you done! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She's no spirit left in her, Firkin remarked to Briggs; she ain't ave called me a fool these three weeks. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You shall do what you like; spend what you like; and 'ave it all your own way. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Even in the ripening of fruits heat appears to him to h ave a cooking effect. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- What 'ave you done, sir! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In 1674 he g ave directions for the manufacture of a watch, the movement of which was driven by a spring. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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