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Eden

[ eed-n ]

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noun

(in the Bible) the paradise where Adam and Eve lived.
any delightful region or abode; paradise.
a state of perfect happiness or bliss.
a town in northern North Carolina.

Eden

[ eed-n ]

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noun

(Robert) Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897–1977, British statesman: prime minister 1955–57.

Eden

/ iːˈdɛnɪk; ˈiːdən /

noun

Also calledGarden of Eden Old Testament the garden in which Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation
a delightful place, region, dwelling, etc; paradise
a state of great delight, happiness, or contentment; bliss

Eden

/ ˈiːdən /

noun

EdenSir (Robert) Anthony, Earl of Avon18971977MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir ( Robert ) Anthony, Earl of Avon. 1897–1977, British Conservative statesman; foreign secretary (1935–38; 1940–45; 1951–55) and prime minister (1955–57). He resigned after the controversy caused by the occupation of the Suez Canal zone by British and French forces (1956)

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Derived Forms

Edenic, adjective

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Other Words From

E·den·ic [ee-, den, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eden¹

First recorded in 1200–50; from Hebrew ʿēdhen “plain, steppe,” from Akkadian edin(n)u “plain,” from Sumerian eden “plain, steppe,” and homonymous with the unrelated Hebrew word for “delight, pleasure”; Aden ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eden¹

C14: from Late Latin, from Hebrew `ēdhen place of pleasure

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