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A⋅bel

[ey-buhl; for 4 also Norw. ah-buhl]
–noun
1. the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
2. Sir Frederick Augustus, 1827–1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.
3. I. W., 1908–87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965–77.
4. Niels Hen⋅rik [neels hen-rik] , 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.
5. a male given name.
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Abel 
masc. proper name, in O.T., second son of Adam and Eve, from Heb. Hebhel, lit. "breath," also "vanity."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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