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EDENIC

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E⋅den

  [eed-n]
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–noun
1. the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
2. any delightful region or abode; paradise.
3. a state of perfect happiness or bliss.
4. a town in N North Carolina. 15,672.
Also called Garden of Eden (for defs. 1–3).

Origin:
< Heb 'ēden delight, pleasure

Related forms:
E⋅den⋅ic  [ee-den-ik] , adjective
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E·den   (ēd'n)   
n.  

  1. Bible The garden of God and the first home of Adam and Eve. Also called Garden of Eden.

  2. A delightful place; a paradise.

  3. A state of innocence, bliss, or ultimate happiness.


[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek Ēdēn, from Hebrew 'ēden, delight, Eden; see ġdn in Semitic roots.]
E·den'ic (ē-děn'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

Eden 
c.1225, "delightful place," fig. use of the place described in Genesis, usually referred to Heb. edhen "pleasure, delight," but perhaps from Ugaritic base 'dn and meaning "a place that is well-watered throughout."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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