ae

1 of 2

adjective

ˈā

chiefly Scotland

: one

2 of 2

American English

Etymology

Adjective

Old Scots & northern Middle English a, variant (before consonants) of an, going back to Old English ān — more at one entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1725, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of ae was in 1725

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Style

“Ae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ae. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

abbreviation

variants or aet or aetat

of age; aged

Etymology

Abbreviation

Latin aetatis

see George William russell

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