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• avid — meaning ‘eager or greedy’, is used either attributively (before a noun, commonly an agent noun such as collector or reader) or predicatively followed by for (or, now rarely, of): • Since getting the equipment two years ago, I ve become an avid… …   Modern English usage

• avid — [av′id] adj. [L avidus < avere, to desire] 1. having an intense craving; greedy [avid for power] 2. eager and enthusiastic [an avid reader] SYN. EAGER1 avidity [ə vid′ə tē] n. avidly adv …   English World dictionary

• avid — [[t]æ̱vɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. He misses not having enough books because he s an avid reader. ...an avid collector of art and history. Derived words …   English dictionary

• avid — avidly, adv. avidness, n. /av id/, adj. 1. enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen: an avid moviegoer. 2. keenly desirous; eager; greedy (often fol. by for or of): avid for pleasure; avid of power. [1760 70; < L avidus, equiv. to av(ere) to crave + …   Universalium

• avid — adj. (formal) (usu. does not stand alone) avid for (avid for fame) * * * [ ævɪd] (formal) (usu. does not stand alone) avid for (avid for fame) …   Combinatory dictionary

• avid — /ˈævəd / (say avuhd) adjective 1. keenly desirous; eager; greedy: an avid reader; *He was so avid for gossip about the activities of his fellows that she had formed the habit of making mental notes of all that she saw and heard –martin boyd, 1946 …  

• avid — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French avide, from Latin avidus, from avēre to desire, crave; akin to Welsh ewyllys desire, Old Irish con oí he protects Date: 1769 1. desirous to the point of greed ; urgently eager ; greedy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Avid Audio — Type Brand Industry Technology Founded 1984 Headquarters Daly City, California Area served Digital audio production Products …   Wikipedia

• Avid Symphony — is non linear editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It is available for Microsoft Windows PCs and previously Apple Macintosh platforms.Symphony is Avid s high end SD/HD finishing platform for long form work, such… …   Wikipedia

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• AVID — (meaning Advancement Via Individual Determination ) is a college preparatory program designed to aid economically disadvantaged, and academically average first generation students of both elementary and high schools into college. Originating at… …   Wikipedia