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Adam1 definition

Adam (ad′əm)

adjective

relating to a style of English furniture and architecture characterized by straight lines and ornamental motifs of garlands, medallions, etc.

Etymology: after Robert and James Adam, 18th-c. Brit architects, its originators

Adam2 definition

Adam (ad′əm)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible the first man: Gen. 1-5

Etymology: Heb < adam, a human being

Related Forms:

  • Adamic Adam′·ic (ə dam′ik, ad′əm ik) adjective or Adamical Adam′i·cal
Adam Idioms

not know someone from Adam

not know someone at all

the old Adam

the supposed human tendency to sin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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