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   Av·e·nue

   /ˈavəˌno͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides: "tree-lined avenues surround the hotel"
   • ▪ a thoroughfare running at right angles to the streets in a city laid out on a grid pattern: North American "7th Avenue"
   • ▪ a tree-lined road or path, especially one that leads to a country house or similar building: British "an avenue of limes" Similar roadstreetthoroughfareboulevardwaybroadwayhighway
   • 2. a way of approaching a problem or making progress toward something: "three possible avenues of research suggested themselves" Similar linepathdirectionroutemethodapproachcourse of action

   Word Origin early 17th century (in avenue (sense 2)): from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAVENUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AVENUE definition: 1. a wide road with trees or tall buildings on both sides, or a wide country path or road with…. Learn more.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionavenue noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of avenue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › avenueAvenue - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An avenue is a street, especially a wide one lined with trees. An avenue is also any approach to doing something. For example, this web site might be a new avenue you have found for learning words.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVENUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · avenue in American English. (ˈævəˌnu ; ˈævəˌnju ) noun. 1. a. a roadway, pathway, or drive, often bordered with trees. b. British. such a roadway, etc. leading from the main road to the house on an estate.

6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › avenueavenue - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 10, 2024 · avenue - Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Etymology. 1.2 Pronunciation. 1.3 Noun. 1.3.1 Usage notes. 1.3.2 Synonyms. 1.3.3 Translations. 2 Danish. 2.1 Etymology. 2.2 Pronunciation. 2.3 Noun. 2.3.1 Inflection. 2.4 References. 3 Finnish. 3.1 Etymology. 3.2 Pronunciation. 3.3 Noun. 3.3.1 Declension. 4 French. 4.1 Etymology.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAVENUE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   avenue noun [C] (ROAD) Add to word list. a wide road in a town or city, often with trees along it. avenue noun [C] (POSSIBILITY) a possible way of doing or achieving something: We have exhausted all other avenues of treatment. (Definition of avenue from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of avenue.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAVENUE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   2 days ago · avenue in American English. (ˈævəˌnu ; ˈævəˌnju ) noun. 1. a. a roadway, pathway, or drive, often bordered with trees. b. British. such a roadway, etc. leading from the main road to the house on an estate.