Definition of Aventures

1. aventure [n] - See also: aventure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aventures

avenins
avenious
avenir
avenirs
avenor
avenors
avens
avenses
aventail
aventails
aventre
aventred
aventres
aventring
aventure
aventures (current term)
aventurin
aventurine
aventurines
aventurins
avenue
avenues
aver
average
average Joe
average Joes
average bear
average bears
average cost

Literary usage of Aventures

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury (1882)
"ROMANS D'aventures. THE remarkable fecundity of early French literature in narrative poetry on the great scale was not limited to the Chanson de Geste, ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"'aventures de Tiel Ulenspiegel, de ses bons mots, finesses, et amusantes inventions: nouvelle édition, dédiée aux Bibliophiles i Belges, augmentée de ..."

3. The Extraordinary Voyage in French Literature Before 1700 by Geoffrey Atkinson (1920)
"CHAPTER VII LES aventures DE TELEMAQUE OF FENELON 1. ... The aventures de Telemaque l has been considered from so many points of view, by so many able ..."

4. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1875)
"... et ses aventures ultérieures aient un caractère dramatique et romanesque, on peut croire néanmoins qu'elles sont vraies, puisqu'elles ont trouvé place ..."

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