ave

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɑveɪ/ UK /ˈɑːveɪ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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intj
a salutation of greeting or farewell; an Ave Maria prayer

The pilgrims murmured an ave at each station of the shrine.

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1 intj · a salutation of greeting or... hail greetings salutation farewell

Word family

Related forms avemaria

Etymology

From Latin ave ('hail!'), the imperative of avere ('to fare well, be well'), used as a salutation of greeting or farewell.

ave Latin avere Italian

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# ave

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** intj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑveɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːveɪ/

## Meanings
1. a salutation of greeting or farewell; an Ave Maria prayer

## Examples
- The pilgrims murmured an ave at each station of the shrine.

## Synonyms
- hail
- greetings
- salutation
- farewell

## Related Forms
- avemaria

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ave
- Root: avere

## Etymology
From Latin ave ('hail!'), the imperative of avere ('to fare well, be well'), used as a salutation of greeting or farewell.

## AI Etymology
ave comes from Latin ave ('hail!'), the imperative of avere ('to fare well, be well'), used as a salutation of greeting or farewell. The path is chiefly one of transmission: an older form is taken into English, with the word's shape and meaning carried through the language names and forms preserved in the history. In modern use, the intj sense is "a salutation of greeting or farewell; an Ave Maria prayer", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as avemaria, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin ave, Latin avere, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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