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Avenue
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(the past participle feminine of Fr. avenir, to come to), a way of approach; more particularly, the chief entranceroad to a country house, with rows of trees on each side; the trees themselves are said to form the avenue. In modern times the word has been much used as a name for streets in towns, whether with or without trees, such as Fifth Avenue in New York, or Shaftesbury Avenue in London.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Avenue'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/avenue.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Avenue'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/avenue.html. 1910.
