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Definition of Adam

1. Noun. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race.

2. Noun. Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792).

3. Noun. Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine.

Definition of Adam

1. n. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.

Definition of Adam

1. Proper noun. The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, said to be the progenitor of the human race. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹

3. Proper noun. (figuratively) original sin Original sin or human frailty. ¹

4. Proper noun. (''with'' second ''or'' last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin. ¹

5. Proper noun. Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam. ¹

6. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Adam

1. 1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race. 2. "Original sin;" human frailty. "And whipped the offending Adam out of him." (Shak) Adam's ale, water. Adam's apple. 1. The popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adam

adacrya adactylia adactylous adafenoxate adage adages adagial adagietto adagiettos adagio

adagios adagissimo adalimumab adam (current term) adam's apple adam-and-eve adamance adamances adamancies adamancy

adamant adamantane adamantanes adamantanethiol adamantanoid adamantean adamantine adamantine membrane

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