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   avenue

   /ˈavɪnjuː/

   noun

   • 1. a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides: "tree-lined avenues surround the hotel"
   • ▪ a thoroughfare running at right angles to the streets in a city laid out on a grid pattern: North American "7th Avenue"
   • ▪ a tree-lined approach to a country house or similar building: British "an avenue of limes" Similar roadstreetthoroughfareboulevardwaybroadwayhighway
   • 2. a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something: "three possible avenues of research suggested themselves" Similar linepathdirectionroutemethodapproachcourse of action

   Word Origin early 17th century (in avenue (sense 2)): from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAVENUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   C1. a wide road with trees or tall buildings on both sides, or a wide country path or road with trees on both sides: Fremont Avenue. UK. a road that leads to a large house. Fewer examples. This avenue of mature trees has a preservation order on it. We walked down a broad avenue lined with trees.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › avenueAvenue Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AVENUE is a way of access : route. How to use avenue in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › avenueAVENUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. 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. Chiefly British. a wide, usually tree-lined road, path, driveway, etc., through grounds to a country house or monumental building.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAVENUE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a wide road with trees or tall buildings on both sides, or a wide country path or road with trees on both sides: Fremont Avenue. UK. a road that leads to a large house. Fewer examples. This avenue of mature trees has a preservation order on it. We walked down a broad avenue lined with trees.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › avenueAvenue - definition of avenue by The Free Dictionary

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   av·e·nue. (ăv′ə-no͞o′, -nyo͞o′) n. 1. Abbr. Ave. or Av. A wide street or thoroughfare. 2. a. A broad roadway lined with trees. b. Chiefly British The drive leading from the main road up to a country house. 3. A means of access or approach: new avenues of trade.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVENUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   avenue in British English. (ˈævɪˌnjuː ) noun. 1. a. a broad street, often lined with trees. b. (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area. Shaftesbury Avenue.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of avenue – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AVENUE definition: 1. a wide road in a town or city, often with trees along it 2. a possible way of doing or achieving…. Learn more.