adam

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q70899}} {{lb|en|Abrahamism|religion}} The first man and the [[progenitor]] of the [[human race]].
2. {{senseid|en|Q347181}}{{given name|en|male|from=Hebrew}}.
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} {{U|original sin}} or human frailty.
4. {{lb|en|Christianity|usually with modifiers such as ''second'' or ''last''}} Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
5. Designating a [[neoclassical]] style of [[furniture]] and [[architecture]] in the style of Robert and James Adam.
6. {{surname|en|English|from=patronymics}}.
7. {{surname|en|Scottish|from=patronymics}}.
8. {{surname|en|French|from=patronymics}}.
9. {{surname|en|German|from=patronymics}}.
10. {{lb|en|slang}} The drug [[ecstasy]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|American|humorous}} The day or night before an [[eve]]; two days or nights before a [[holiday]], most commonly [[Christmas]].

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