Ave Maria

[ah-vey muh-ree-uh] Origin

A·ve Ma·ri·a

[ah-vey muh-ree-uh]
noun
1.
(italics) the first two words of the Latin version of a prayer in the Roman Catholic Church, based on the salutation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary and the words of Elizabeth to her.
2.
a recitation of this prayer.
3.
the bead or beads on a rosary used to count off each prayer as spoken.
Also called Hail Mary.


Origin:
1200–50; Middle English; see ave
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Ave Maria has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Ave Maria (məˈriːə)
 
n
another name for Hail Mary
 
[C14: from Medieval Latin: hail, Mary!]

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Ave Maria
modified form of the angelic salutation to the Virgin (Luke i.28) used as a devotional recitation, early 13c., from the opening words (Ave [Maria] gratia plena").
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