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Definition of 'Eden'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , perhaps from (etyl) e-den "Steppe, garden".
Proper noun
( en-proper noun)
(biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia
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- And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
(by extension) A paradise on Earth; a state of innocence
Various place names
, probably derived from a place name.
* 1896 , H G Wells, The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham
- It was no good. I felt beyond all question that I was indeed Eden , not Elvesham. But Eden in Elvesham's body!
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* 1986 Barbara Vine ( =Ruth Rendell): A Dark-Adapted Eye : page 35:
- We call Edith Eden now because that is what she called herself before she could pronounce 'th'. It is rather a lovely name, I think. Edith sounds like someone's old aunt. I can't think why Mother and Father chose it.
Derived terms
* Edenic
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) meaning "Great river".
Proper noun
( en-proper noun)
A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth.
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