Eden
noun/ˈiːdən/
Etymology From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
1
Broadly A paradise on Earth.
- The first explorers saw America as an Eden.
2
Broadly A state of innocence.
noun — 2 senses
/ˈiːdən/
Etymology From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
Broadly A paradise on Earth.
Broadly A state of innocence.
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