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Adrian I
noun
died a.d. 795, pope 772–795.
Also, Hadrian I.
Adrian II
noun
Italian ecclesiastic: pope a.d. 867–872.
Also, Hadrian II.
Adrian III
noun
Saint, Italian ecclesiastic: pope a.d. 884–885.
Also, Hadrian III.
Adrian IV
noun
(Nicholas Breakspear) c1100–59, only Englishman to become pope, 1154–59.
Also, Hadrian IV.
Adrian V
noun
died 1276, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1276.
Also, Hadrian V.
Adrian VI
noun
1459–1523, Dutch ecclesiastic: pope 1522–23.
Also, Hadrian VI.
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World English Dictionary
Adrian (ˈeɪdrɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889--1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932 | |
| Adrian IV | |
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| original name Nicholas Breakspear. ?1100--59, the only English pope (1154--59) | |
| Hadrian or Adrian (ˈheɪdrɪən) | |
| —n | |
| Latin name Publius Aelius Hadrianus. 76--138 | |
| Adrian or Adrian | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
Adrian
masc. proper name, from L. Adrianus/Hadrianus, lit. "of the Adriatic" (see Adriatic).
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Medical Dictionary
Adrian A·dri·an (ā'drē-ən), Edgar Douglas. First Baron Adrian. 1889-1977.
British physiologist. He shared a 1932 Nobel Prize for major advances in the understanding of the nervous and muscular systems and was one of the first to study electrical activity in the brain and nervous system.
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