ave atque vale

The definition of ave atque vale is as a Latin phrase that means hail and farewell.

(interjection)

An example of ave atque vale is what those attending a high ranking military person's funeral might say to the person who has died.

See ave atque vale in Webster's New World College Dictionary

hail and farewell: from an ode of Catullus in commemoration of his dead brother

Origin: L

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