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a⋅ve

[ah-vey, ey-vee]
–interjection
1. hail; welcome.
2. farewell; good-bye.
–noun
3. the salutation “ave.”
4. (initial capital letter) Ave Maria.

Origin:
1200–50; ME < L: impv. 2d sing. of avēre to be well, fare well

Ave.

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a·ve   (ä'vā)   
n.  
  1. An expression of greeting or farewell.

  2. Ave Roman Catholic Church Ave Maria.


[Middle English, from Latin avē.]
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Word Origin & History

ave 
"hail," also "farewell," c.1230 (in ref. to the Ave Maria), from L. ave, 2nd person sing. imper. of avere "to be or fare well."
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AVE
atrioventricular extrasystole
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