First Known Use: before 12th century
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Abel
noun \ˈā-bəl\
Definition of ABEL
: a son of Adam and Eve killed by his brother Cain
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Origin of ABEL
Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Hebhel
Abel
biographical name \ˈā-bəl\
Definition of ABEL
Sir Frederick Augustus 1827–1902 Eng. chem.
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