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avenues

/ˈævəˌnuz/

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What does avenues mean?

noun

  1. plural of avenue

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/ˈævəˌnuz/

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She could no longer dream in the Nohant avenues, for the old trees had been lopped, and the mystery chased away.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
It is composed of many canons which form a seemingly endless labyrinth of winding aisles and majestic avenues--fit promenades for the Gods.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756
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Here there is pretty uniformly present in the devout observances a direct appeal to the emotions through all the avenues of sense.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
As Jav ceased speaking, the picture faded, and once more, the three took up their way toward the distant gates, along deserted avenues.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThuvia, maid of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #72
Houses in twos and threes pass by us, solitary farms, ruinous buildings, dye-works, tanneries, and the like, open country, avenues of leafless trees.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98