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Word: Avenue
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in avenue (sense 2)): from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈavɪnjuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides
Short Definition:broad road in town
Examples:- tree-lined avenues surround the hotel
- Shaftesbury Avenue
Definition:
a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something
Short Definition:way of approaching problem etc.
Examples:- three possible avenues of research suggested themselves
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