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ABEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
Synonyms:
Abel; Niels Abel; Niels Henrik Abel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
