Adam
The first man and the progenitor of the human raceThe first man and the progenitor of the human race.
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Meaning
10 sensesThe first man and the progenitor of the human race.
A male given name from Hebrew.
Adam
Ада́мAdám
(figuratively)Original sin or human frailty.
(usually)Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
A French surname originating as a patronymic.
A German surname originating as a patronymic.
(slang)The drug ecstasy.
Examples
86 sentencesDo women have Adam's apples, too?
Eve gave Adam the apple of knowledge.
Єва дала Адаму яблуко пізнання. — rmdas
Men have Adam's apples.
ruУ мужчин есть кадык. — Balamax
Adam has to worry about himself.
Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.
deAdam saß drei Jahre wegen Drogenbesitzes ein. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient GreFrom Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).
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