ave

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An Ave Maria.“Ye’ll come and find the place where I am lying / And kneel and say an ave there for me.”
A reverential salutation.

A broad street, especially one bordered by trees.
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.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.”

The arithmetic mean.“The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”
Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
(marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.

The service that a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the animals of the tenant, such as the transportation of wheat, turf, etc.