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'''''Ave!''''' or '''''aue!''''' is a [[Latin]] phrase, used by the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]]s as a [[salutation (greeting)|salutation]] and [[greeting]], meaning 'hail'. It is the singular [[imperative mood|imperative]] form of the verb ''avēre'', which meant "to be well"; thus, one could translate it literally as "be well!" or "farewell!" <ref>[http://catholic.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=aveo&ending= Latin Word Lookup:aveo]</ref>
The Classical Latin pronunciation of ''ave'' was {{IPA2|ˈaweː}}. In Church Latin it is ideally {{IPA2|ˈave}}, and in English it tends to be {{pronEng|ˈɑːveɪ}}.
The term was notably used to greet the [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] or other authorities. [[Suetonius]] recorded that [[gladiator]]s before combat addressed Caesar with the words ''[[Ave Caesar morituri te salutant|Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant]]!'' ("Hail, Caesar! Those who are about to die salute you!")
The [[Vulgate]] version of the [[Annunciation]] translates the salute of the angel to [[Mary, Mother of Jesus]] as ''[[Hail Mary|Ave Maria]], gratia plena'' ("Hail Mary, full of grace").
''Ave Maria'' is a Catholic Marian prayer that also has inspired authors of religious music.
[[Fascist]] regimes during the 20th century also adopted the greeting. It was used during [[Nazi Germany]] in the direct [[German language|German]] translation, ''heil''.
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== See also==
*[[Roman salute]]
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[[Category:Greeting words and phrases]]
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