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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the Bible, the first man and the husband of Eve.
  • adjective Relating to or characteristic of the neoclassic style of furniture and architecture originated by Robert and James Adam.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Late Latin Adam, Ādam, from Hebrew ’ādām, human being, Adam; see ℵdm in Semitic roots.]

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