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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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   What does Avenue mean?

   • AVENUE meaning: 1 : a wide street often used in names; 2 : a path or driveway that leads to a house located off a main road The Britannica Dictionarymobile search Home Ask the Editor Word of the Day Quizzes Core Vocabulary Browse the Dictionary × Britannica Homepage Ask the Editor Word of the Day Quizzes Core Vocabulary Browse the Dictionary

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   Where does the word Avenue come from?

   • Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”), from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”) . avenue c (singular definite avenuen, plural indefinite avenuer) < French avenue avenue See the possessive forms below.

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   What is the plural of Avenue?

   • avenue c (singular definite avenuen, plural indefinite avenuer) < French avenue avenue See the possessive forms below. From Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin advenīre (“come to”), from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”) .

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   What does Avenida mean?

   • avenida, avenida [feminine], possibilidade [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AVENUE definition: 1. a wide road in a town or city, often with trees along it 2. a possible way of doing or achieving…. Learn more.

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   1. : a way of access : route. 2. : a channel for pursuing a desired object. avenues of communication. 3. a. chiefly British : the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road. b. : a broad passageway bordered by trees. 4. : an often broad street or road. Synonyms. arterial. artery. boulevard. carriageway [ British] drag. drive.

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   AVENUE meaning: 1 : a wide street often used in names; 2 : a path or driveway that leads to a house located off a main road.

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   (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area: Shaftesbury Avenue a main approach road, as to a country house a way bordered by two rows of trees : an avenue of oaks

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   May 6, 2024 · The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered. A method or means by which something may be accomplished. There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.