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Word entry · 6 letters

avenue

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"Wide street"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈæv.əˌnjuː/Part of speech nounSorted aeenuvStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a line of approach

Word origin

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”)).

Used in a sentence

  • Boulevards typically (but not exclusively) go east to west; avenues usually run north to south.
  • The City of New York implemented a unified street grid in Queens: Numbered avenues run east–west; numbered streets run north–south.
  • There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.

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