Adam
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3.4
- proper noun
- /ˈædəm/
- Literature
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Adán
- It's Adam and Eve!
- Adam and Eve
- Creation of Adam
- God created Adam
It's like God created Adam to work the garden.
- It's like God created Adam to work the garden.
- So whether or not Eve actually met Adam is unclear.
- Over here, Lord Adam, did you eat that fruit?
- Very first command God says to Adam is to be fruitful.
- And I go, bro, did like Adam and Eve eat from the tree?
Examples
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But it was Eve, not Adam, who was first led into sin.
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His patrician face grimly intent, Adam knelt down and peered into the grave itself.
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It's like God created Adam to work the garden.
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Now God said to Adam, what is your goal?
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Over here, Lord Adam, did you eat that fruit?
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That's how men and women have been handling problems since Adam and Eve.
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Hello, Adam Wollaston!
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According to the Bible, Adam was created by God as the first man.
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In the story of Genesis, Adam lived in the Garden of Eden with Eve.
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Many people see Adam as a symbol of humanity's beginnings.
Idioms
A slogan saying relationships should be only between a man and a woman, often used to oppose same-sex marriage
- Literature
Lasting for a very long time and never going out of style
Compounds
- Literature
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3.6
The first man and woman in the Bible who are shown as the first people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Adam comes from an old Hebrew word adam meaning 'man' and is linked to adamah meaning 'ground' or 'earth', so the Bible story of Adam being made from dust fits his name.