ADAM (company)
WordNet
noun
(1) Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(2) (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
(3) Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
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Etymology
From the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible.
Noun
adam
- Is not declined in Bokmål
- In Nynorsk:
- Certain properties of a person, often derived from the biblical story
- Den gamle adam = the sinful human nature (literally: "the old adam")
- Adams drakt or adamsdrakt = to be naked (literally: "Adam's costume")
- Used in sayings and proverbs
- Hvor lenge var Adam i paradis? = happiness is often short-lived (literally: "how long was Adam in Paradise?")
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