avenue: Meaning and Definition of
av•e•nue
Pronunciation: (av'u-ny", -n"), [key] — 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.
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- 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.
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