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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
stave
stave [stave staves staved stove staving] noun, verb BrE [steɪv] NAmE [steɪv]
noun
1. a strong stick or pole
•fence staves
2. (BrE) (also staff NAmE, BrE) (music)a set of five lines on which music is written
Word Origin:
Middle English: back-formation from staves, archaic plural of ↑staff. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent.
Derived: ↑stave something in ▪ ↑stave something off
verb (staved, stavedor stove, stoveBrE [stəʊv] ; NAmE [stoʊv] )
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: back-formation from staves, archaic plural of ↑staff. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent.
See also: ↑staff
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