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Adam and Eve en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌædm̩ n̩ ˈiːv] (General-American)
• /ædm̩ ænd iːv/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (figuratively) A starting point; a set of ancestors or progenitors.
2. The puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale).

Adam and Eve en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• [ˌædm̩ n̩ ˈiːv] (General-American)
• /ædm̩ ænd iːv/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. The first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis.
   • In his own unique way, he was a radical—him and that sister of his, Lucida. Radicals with inbuilt longevity—a regular Adam and Eve who would add healthy genes to Earth's decaying gene pool. 2004, Paul Collins, The Earthborn, page 71:
   • Cain and Abel were the sons of Adam and Eve.
   • Well, I spied me a girl and before she could leave / I said “Let’s go and play Adam and Eve” 1963, Bob Dylan, “Talkin' World War III Blues”, in The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan:

Deriveds

Madam and Eve · Adam and Steve · Adam and Eve on a raft · Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve

Translations (70)

id Adam dan Hawa (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · lb Uedem an Éiv (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · war Adan ngan Eba (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · vi Adam và Eve (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ko 아담과 하와 (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · cmn 亞當和伊夫 /亚当和伊夫 (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ko 아담과 이브 (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · mt Adam u Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · da Adam og Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · eo Adamo kaj Evo (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · it Adamo ed Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ja アダムとイヴ (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · az Adəm və Həvva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · nn Adam og Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · bg Ада́м и Е́ва (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · fr Adam et Ève (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · fi Aatami ja Eeva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · lb Adam an Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · cmn 亞當和夏娃 /亚当和夏娃 (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · af Adam en Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · nl Adam en Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ka ადამი და ევა (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · tr Adem ile Havva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · de Adam und Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · gu આદમ અને હવા (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ta ஆதாம் ஏவாள் (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ro Adam și Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · kk Адам мен Хауа (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ar آدَم وَحَوَّاء (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · fy Adam en Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · he אדם וחוה (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · sv Adam och Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · sl Adam in Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · hi आदम और हव्वा (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · cs Adam a Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ru Ада́м и Е́ва (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ms Adam dan Hawa (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · lt Adomas ir Ieva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · sh Adam i Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · sk Adam a Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · mr आदाम आणि हव्वा (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · pl Adam i Ewa (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · pt Adão e Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ug ئادەم ۋە ھەۋۋا (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · sh Адам и Ева (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · be Ада́м і Е́ва (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · hu Ádám és Éva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ta ஆதாமும் ஏவாளும் (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ka ადამ და ევა (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · tl Adan at Eba (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ceb Adan ug Eba (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · es Adán y Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · wa Adan ey Eve (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · uk Ада́м і Є́ва (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · chr ᎠᏓᏫ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏫ (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · fo Ádam og Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · is Adam og Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · na Adam me Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · fa آدم و حوا (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · tr Adem'le Havva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · nv Adam dóó Eve (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · gl Adán e Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · mk Адам и Ева (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · cy Adda ac Efa (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · ml ആദാമും ഹവ്വായും (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · sq Adami dhe Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · tr Adem ve Havva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · km អាដាមនិងនាងអេវ (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · yo Ádámù àti Éfà (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) · nb Adam og Eva (the first man and woman (according to Genesis))

Adam and Eve en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˌædm̩ n̩ ˈiːv] (General-American)
• /ædm̩ ænd iːv/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (Cockney, slang, transitive) To believe.
   • Would you Adam and Eve it: I’ve only gone an’ lost me wallet, ain’t I?

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