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Avieʹnus

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A writer of fables in the decline of the Roman empire. In the Middle Ages, a collection of fables used to be called Avʹynet, or Eʹsopet.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Avant Courier. (French, avant courrier.)
Avant Garde. (French.)
Avatar
Ave Maria [Hail, Mary!] (Ave, 2 syl.)
Avenel
Avenger of Blood (The)
Avernus (Greek, a-ornis, “without a bird”)
Avertin (St.)
Avesta
Aveugle
Avienus
A vinculo matrimonii (Latin)
Aviz
Avoid Etxremes
Avoir
Avoirdupois
A-weather
Awkward
Awkward Squad
Awl
Axe