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Ave Maria definition

Ave Ma·ria (ä′vā mə rē′ə, -vē)

  1. “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
  2. this prayer
  3. a musical setting of this prayer

Etymology: ME < L (Luke 1:28)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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