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Adrian

[ey-dree-uhn]

noun

  1. Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.

  2. (Gilbert), 1903–59, U.S. fashion and costume designer.

  3. Hadrian.

  4. a city in southeastern Michigan.

  5. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “from Hadria,” an ancient city in northern Italy.



Adrian

/ ˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889–1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932

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“I feel accomplished — hard work and dedication put into this, and now it’s just on to the next level,” said Adrian Abril.

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Coin expert Adrian Marsden described the coin as a "massively significant" find that was struck in the 7th Century.

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“It’s kind of a weaker policy, but it’s still a very important policy,” said Adrian Martinez, director of the Right To Zero campaign at the nonprofit Earthjustice.

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Adrian Vermeule, for example, Professor of Law at Harvard, argues that the law “is to a large degree what the President and the agencies say it is.”

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First baseman Adrian Lopez tried to come home, but it was too late.

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