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ae

1 American  
[ey] / eɪ /

adjective

Scot.

  1. one.

ae 2 American  
Or æ

  1. a digraph or ligature appearing in Latin and Latinized Greek words. In English words of Latin or Greek origin, ae is now usually represented by e, except generally in proper names (Caesar ), in words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities (aegis ), and in modern words of scientific or technical use (aecium ).

AE 3 American  

  1. account executive.

  2. Æ

  3. American English.

Æ 4 American  
Or AE,

  1. pen name of George William Russell.

ae- 5 American  

  1. for words with initial ae-, see their variant spelling with initial e-.

ae. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. at the age of; aged.

a.e. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. Mathematics. almost everywhere.

A.E. 8 American  

abbreviation

  1. Agricultural Engineer.

  2. Associate in Education.

  3. Associate in Engineering.

  4. Æ

A.E. 1 British  

noun

  1. the pen name of (George William) Russell

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ae 2 British  
/ e /

determiner

  1. one; a single

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ae. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. aetatis

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Etymology

Origin of ae1

Middle English ( Scots ) ā-, Old English ān one; a 1

Origin of ae.6

From the Latin word aetātis

Example Sentences

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But Kim Ju Ae, believed to be roughly 13 years old, is far from typical.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kim Ju Ae’s “half-updo” mirrors the hairstyle favored by her mother, North Korea’s first lady, Ri Sol Ju.

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Kim Ju Ae and her father sported matching black leather trenchcoats.

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Kim Ju Ae, in various parade photos, stood closest to her father.

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The intrigue swirling around Kim Ju Ae will persist.

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