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AWE — or Awe may refer to:* Awe (emotion) Organizations: * AWE, the America West Airlines ICAO airline code * AWE, Atomic Weapons Establishment, which provides and maintains the UK s nuclear deterrent system * AWE, ASX stock symbol for Australian… … Wikipedia
awe — [ô] n. [ME age, aghe, awe < ON agi < IE base * agh , to be depressed, afraid > OE ege, Goth agis, Gr achos] 1. a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc. 2. Archaic the power of… … English World dictionary
Awe — ([add]), n. [OE. a[yogh]e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin to AS. ege, [=o]ga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear, Gr. a chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail. [root]3. Cf. {Ugly}.] 1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Awe — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres … Wikipédia en Français
awe — awe·less; awe·some; awe; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; … English syllables
Awe — Awe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Awing}.] To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread. [1913 Webster] That same eye whose bend doth awe the world. Shak. [1913 Webster] His solemn and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Awe — (Loch Awe, spr. loch ao), See in der schott. Grafschaft Argyll, durch den Fluß A. mit dem Loch Etive verbunden, fischreich, 37 km lang und 1,5 km breit, mit vielen Inseln … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Awe — [ɔː], Loch Awe [ lɔx , lɔk ], lang gestreckter See (40 km) in Westschottland; am Nordende Pumpspeicherwerk Cruachan (installierte Leistung 400 MW) … Universal-Lexikon
awe- — *awe , *awē germ.?, Maskulinum: nhd. Stammvater; ne. ancestor; Rekontruktionsbasis: an.; Etymologie: s. ing. *au̯os, Maskulinum, Großvater (mütterlicherseits), Pokorny 89?; Weiterleben … Germanisches Wörterbuch
awe — [n] amazement admiration, apprehension, astonishment, consternation, dread, esteem, fear, fright, horror, regard, respect, reverence, shock, stupefaction, terror, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship; concepts 230,410 Ant. calmness, coolness,… … New thesaurus
awe — ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of great respect mixed with fear. ► VERB ▪ inspire with awe. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
