ave

A reverential salutation.

Interjection

  1. A reverential salutation.

Origin

From Latin ave.

Noun Entry 2

  1. 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):
  2. A reverential salutation.

Forms

aves

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Abbreviation of avenue.
    • Eleven blocks up the ave from his parents but a different city. - 2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 267:
  2. Abbreviation of average.

Origin

Abbreviation.

Forms

aves ave.