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ae
1[ ey ]
ae
2or æ
- a digraph or ligature appearing in Latin and Latinized Greek words. In English words of Latin or Greek origin, ae is now usually represented by e, except generally in proper names ( Caesar ), in words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities ( aegis ), and in modern words of scientific or technical use ( aecium ).
AE
3- account executive.
- American English.
Æ
4or AE, A.E.
- pen name of George William Russell.
ae-
5- for words with initial ae-, see their variant spelling with initial e-.
ae.
6abbreviation for
- at the age of; aged.
a.e.
7abbreviation for
- Mathematics. almost everywhere.
A.E.
8abbreviation for
- Agricultural Engineer.
- Associate in Education.
- Associate in Engineering.
ae.
2abbreviation for
- aetatis
ae
3/ e /
determiner
- one; a single
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ae2
From the Latin word aetātis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ae1
Latin: at the age of; aged
Origin of ae2
from Old English ān
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Example Sentences
“When Jerry published ‘A Perfect Day for Bananafish,’ it caused a great buzz,” says editor A.E. Hotchner.
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Life was not going well for A.E., a 21-year-old Arab Israeli man from Kafr Manda, a poor town in northern Israel.
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Plus, A.E. Hotchner pays tribute to Kaufman in an excerpt from his book Everyone Comes to Elaine's.
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Excerpted from Paul and Me by A.E. Hotchner Copyright © 2010 by A.E. Hotchner.
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