| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·vo |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ä v |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. a·vos See table at currency. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Portuguese, shortened from oitavo, eighth, from Latin oct vus. See octave.
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