adam

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

noun (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
noun Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

From Adam in Adam and Eve as opposed to eve.

"Where is the Adams House?" — Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes, Horatio, Jr. Alger
This law Adams never used. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
"Not from Adam, or rather Eve. — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil

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