"Adam and Eve" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Adam and Eve
  1. The first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Derived forms: Adam and Steve, Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve, Adam and Eve on a raft, Madam and Eve Translations (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)): Adam en Eva (Afrikaans), Adami dhe Eva (Albanian), آدَم وَحَوَّاء (ʔādam wa-ḥawwāʔ) (Arabic), Adəm və Həvva (Azerbaijani), Ада́м і Е́ва (Adám i Jéva) [plural] (Belarusian), Ада́м и Е́ва (Adám i Éva) [plural] (Bulgarian), Adan ug Eba (Cebuano), 亞當和伊夫 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚当和伊夫 (Yàdāng hé Yīfū) (Chinese Mandarin), 亞當和夏娃 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚当和夏娃 (Yàdāng hé Xiàwá) (Chinese Mandarin), Adam a Eva (Czech), Adam og Eva (Danish), Adam en Eva (Dutch), Adamo kaj Evo (Esperanto), Ádam og Eva [neuter, plural] (Faroese), Aatami ja Eeva (Finnish), Adam et Ève (French), Adán e Eva (Galician), ადამი და ევა (adami da eva) (Georgian), ადამ და ევა (adam da eva) (Georgian), Adam und Eva (German), આદમ અને હવા (ādam ane havā) (Gujarati), אדם וחוה (adam ve-khawa) (Hebrew), Ádám és Éva (Hungarian), Adam og Eva [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), Adam dan Hawa (Indonesian), Adamo ed Eva (Italian), アダムとイヴ (Adamu to Ivu) (Japanese), Адам мен Хауа (english: Adam men Xaua) (Kazakh), អាដាមនិងនាងអេវ (aadaam nɨng nieng eev) (Khmer), 아담과 하와 (Adam-gwa Hawa) (Korean), Adomas ir Ieva (Lithuanian), Adam an Eva [biblical, religion, lifestyle] (Luxembourgish), Uedem an Éiv (note: in expressions) (Luxembourgish), Адам и Ева (english: Adam i Eva) (Macedonian), Adam dan Hawa (Malay), ആദാമും ഹവ്വായും (ādāmuṁ havvāyuṁ) (Malayalam), Adam u Eva (Maltese), Adam me Eva (Nauruan), Adam dóó Eve (Navajo), Adam og Eva (Norwegian Bokmål), Adam og Eva (Norwegian Nynorsk), آدم و حوا (âdam o havvâ) (Persian), Adam i Ewa (Polish), Adão e Eva (Portuguese), Adam și Eva (Romanian), Ада́м и Е́ва (Adám i Jéva) [plural] (Russian), Адам и Ева [masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Adam i Eva [plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Adam a Eva (Slovak), Adam in Eva (Slovene), Adán y Eva (Spanish), Adam och Eva (Swedish), Adan at Eba (Tagalog), Adem ile Havva (Turkish), Adem'le Havva (Turkish), Adem ve Havva (Turkish), Ада́м і Є́ва (Adám i Jéva) [plural] (Ukrainian), ئادەم ۋە ھەۋۋا (adem we hewwa) (Uyghur), Adam và Eve (Vietnamese), Adan ey Eve (Walloon), Adan ngan Eba (Waray-Waray), Adda ac Efa (Welsh), Adam en Eva (West Frisian), Ádámù àti Éfà (Yoruba)
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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Adam and Eve
  1. (figurative) A starting point; a set of ancestors or progenitors. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-Adam_and_Eve-en-noun-MYBTNS~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 21 37 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 24 33 3
  2. The puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale).
    Sense id: en-Adam_and_Eve-en-noun-yy-xjIBk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 21 37 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 19 44 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 24 33 3

Verb

Forms: Adam and Eves [present, singular, third-person], Adam and Eving [participle, present], Adam and Eved [participle, past], Adam and Eved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|nolinkhead=1}} Adam and Eve (third-person singular simple present Adam and Eves, present participle Adam and Eving, simple past and past participle Adam and Eved)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang, transitive) To believe. Tags: Cockney, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-Adam_and_Eve-en-verb-dXbUyi-F

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
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      "roman": "adami da eva",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "ადამი და ევა"
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      "word": "아담과 하와"
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      "roman": "ādāmuṁ havvāyuṁ",
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      "word": "ആദാമും ഹവ്വായും"
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adam dóó Eve"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âdam o havvâ",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "آدم و حوا"
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adam i Ewa"
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adão e Eva"
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
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      "roman": "Adám i Jéva",
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adam in Eva"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adán y Eva"
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adam och Eva"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adan at Eba"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adem ile Havva"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adem'le Havva"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adem ve Havva"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "Adám i Jéva",
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "adem we hewwa",
      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "ئادەم ۋە ھەۋۋا"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "the first man and woman (according to Genesis)",
      "word": "Adan ey Eve"
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      "code": "wa",
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