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Definition of: avenue
(av′ə·ny
, -n) noun
1. A broad thoroughfare.
2. A way of approach, as to a building, bordered with trees or statues.
3. A mode of access. See synonyms under WAY. [<F avenue, orig. fem. pp. of avenir approach <L advenire <ad- toward + venire come]
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