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avenue

Syllabification: (av·e·nue)
Pronunciation: /ˈavəˌn(y)o͞o/
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Definition of avenue

noun

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

Origin:

early 17th century (sense 2): from French, feminine past participle of avenir 'arrive, approach', from Latin advenire, from ad- 'toward' + venire 'come'

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