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Cain

//keɪn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

    "According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew. rare
  3. 3
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of kain. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.

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