Ave Definition

ävā
noun
An expression of greeting or farewell.
American Heritage
The salutation ave.
Webster's New World
Ave Maria.
American Heritage

The prayer Ave Maria.

Webster's New World
An Ave Maria.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Avenue.
Webster's New World
interjection
Hail.
Webster's New World
Farewell.
Webster's New World
verb

Eye dialect spelling of have.

Wiktionary

Origin of Ave

  • A representation of the pronunciation of have by someone whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition (/h/).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin avē

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin ave

    From Wiktionary

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