Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The 11th month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- An abbreviation of Army Veterinary Department.
Wiktionary
- n. Judaism The eleventh month of the civil Jewish calendar, or the fifth month of the ecclesiastical Jewish calendar.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August).
WordNet 3.0
- n. the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
Etymologies
- From Hebrew אָב (āv), from Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu). (Wiktionary)
- Mishnaic Hebrew 'āb, from Akkadian abu, a month name (July/August). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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“In the Jewish calendar, this is the last of three solemn weeks in preparation for Tisha B’Av, the 9th of the month of Av, which is marked by mourning for the destruction of the first and second Temples 2500 and 2000 years ago, respectively the expulsion from Spain half a millennium ago, and other tragedies that have occurred on that bloody day.”
“In the Jewish calendar, this is the last of three solemn weeks in preparation for Tisha B’Av, the 9th of the month of Av, which is marked by mourning for the destruction of the first and second Temples 2500 and 2000 years ago, respectively the expulsion from Spain half a millennium ago, and other tragedies ...”
“If you're working with a Canon product, change your shooting mode to 'Av'; if you're using a Nikon product, set it to 'A'.”
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