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Adrian1 definition

Adri·an (ā′drē ən)

noun

a masculine name: fem. Adrienne

Etymology: L Adrianus, Hadrianus < Adria, Hadria, name of two Italian cities

Adrian2 definition

Adri·an (ā′drē ən)

  1. (born Nicholas Breakspear) 1100?-59; pope (1154-59): the only Eng. pope
  2. Adrian, E(dgar) D(ouglas) 1st Baron Adrian of Cambridge 1889-1977; Eng. neurophysiologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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