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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024av•e•nue /ˈævəˌnyu, -ˌnu/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a wide street or main road.
- a way or means of getting to or from something:avenues of escape.
See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024av•e•nue (av′ə nyo̅o̅′, -no̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - a wide street or main thoroughfare.
- a means of access or attainment:avenues of escape; avenues to greater power.
- a way or means of entering into or approaching a place:the various avenues to India.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]
- a wide, usually tree-lined road, path, driveway, etc., through grounds to a country house or monumental building.
- a suburban, usually tree-lined residential street.
- Latin advenīre to come to. See a-5, venue
- French, literally, approach, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of avenir
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See street.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: avenue /ˈævɪˌnjuː/ n - a broad street, often lined with trees
- (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area
- a main approach road, as to a country house
- a way bordered by two rows of trees
- a line of approach: explore every avenue
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from avenir to come to, from Latin advenīre, from venīre to come |