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E0037400 (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-dĕn′ĭk) adj.

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(ˈiːdən) n1. (Bible) Old Testament Also called: Garden of Eden the garden in which Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation2. a delightful place, region, dwelling, etc; paradise3. a state of great delight, happiness, or contentment; bliss[C14: from Late Latin, from Hebrew `ēdhen place of pleasure] Edenic adj

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(ˈiːdən) n (Biography) 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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n. 1. Also called Garden of Eden. the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24. 2. a delightful place. 3. a state of bliss. [< Hebrew 'ēden delight] E•den•ic (iˈdɛn ɪk) adj.

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Noun	1.	Eden - any place of complete bliss and delight and peaceheaven, paradise, Shangri-la, promised land, nirvanaregion, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	2.	Eden - a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)Garden of EdenHeaven - the abode of God and the angels

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in the Bible. 1 Son of Joah. 2 Priest. Perhaps this is the same as (1.) 3 See Eden, Garden ofEden, Garden of,
in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam and Eve were banished from the garden and God's presence.
..... Click the link for more information. . 4 Unidentified trading center, possibly in Mesopotamia. 5 Place somewhere near Damascus.

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name of several rivers in England and Scotland. The principal one rises in Cumbria, N England, and flows 65 mi (105 km) NW past CarlisleCarlisle,
city (1991 pop. 72,006) and district, Cumbria, NW England, near the junction of the Caldew, Eden, and Petteril rivers. The city of Carlisle is an important rail center.
..... Click the link for more information. , into Solway Firth. The Vale of Eden is a rich farming region.

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a river in Great Britain. Length, 153 km. It originates in the Pennines, flowing between them and the Cumbrians in a broad valley and falling into the Solway Firth of the Irish Sea. The Eden has an abundance of water in winter. It is navigable to the city of Carlisle.

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earthly garden of luxury; abode of Adam and Eve. [O.T.: Genesis 2:8]See: Paradise

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¹ 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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² Old Testament the garden in which Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation

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A concurrent, object-oriented, distributed operating system and language, based on remote procedure call. Ithas both synchronous and asynchronous message passing.

["The Eden System: A Technical Review", G. Almes et al, IEEETrans Soft Eng SE-11(1):43-59 (Jan 1985)].

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noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

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noun a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation

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