adj
Meaning 1
Auburn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
abram
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 B R AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
insane; mad
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Qualifier: thieves' cant
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adj
Meaning 3
naked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Qualifier: thieves' cant
Examples
- She's all Abram
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name
Meaning 4
Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Abraham
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 5
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after Abram Dillard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 8
A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A habitational surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
Synonym of Abraham man
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Qualifier: thieves' cant
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Abraham man
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Alteration of auburn.
From Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām).
From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: أَبْرَام (ʔabrām) — Old Testament patriarch
- Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram) — Old Testament patriarch
- Old Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram) — Old Testament patriarch
- Basque: Abarran — Old Testament patriarch
- Cherokee: ᎡᏆᎻ (equami) — Old Testament patriarch
- Dutch: Abram — Old Testament patriarch
- Finnish: Abram — Old Testament patriarch
- West-Frisian: Abram — Old Testament patriarch
- Galician: Abraham — Old Testament patriarch
- Greek: Αβράμ (Avrám) — Old Testament patriarch
- Ancient Greek: Ἀβράμ (Abrám) — Old Testament patriarch
- Hebrew: אברם — Old Testament patriarch
- Irish: Abrám — Old Testament patriarch
- Italian: Abramo — Old Testament patriarch
- Polish: Abram — Old Testament patriarch
- Portuguese: Abraão — Old Testament patriarch
- Russian: Авраа́м (Avraám) — Old Testament patriarch
- Scottish Gaelic: Abram — Old Testament patriarch
- Serbo-Croatian: Аврам — Old Testament patriarch
- Serbo-Croatian: Avram — Old Testament patriarch
- Spanish: Abram — Old Testament patriarch
Real reading context