"Adamic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈdæmɪk/ [General-American], /ˈædəmɪk/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Adam + -ic, modelled on Latin adamicus. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Adam|ic}} Adam + -ic, {{der|en|la|adamicus}} Latin adamicus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Adamic (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: Adamical Derived forms: Adamically, Adamic earth, post-Adamic, pre-Adamic Translations (relating to the Biblical character Adam): ада́мов (adámov) (Bulgarian), adàmic (Catalan), adamique (French), adâmico (Portuguese)

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