Eric

[ er-ik ]

noun
  1. a male given name: ultimately from Germanic words meaning “one” and “ruler.”

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ERIC
[ er-ik ]

abbreviation
  1. Education Resources Information Center: a database of articles and reports on education-related topics.

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How to use Eric in a sentence

  • Eric learnt the whole landscape by heart, and thought himself a most happy boy to come to such a place.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • Eric secretly thought that he a very nice-looking specimen of Roslyn School.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • “You brutal cowardly bully,” shouted Eric; and in another moment he would have sprung upon him.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • So Eric left the field, and wandered home, like Calchas in the Iliad, “sorrowful by the side of the sounding sea.”

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • Eric stood still, trembling with rage, while his eyes lightened scorn and indignation.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for eric

eric

eriach

/ (ˈɛrɪk) /


noun
  1. (in old Irish law) a fine paid by a murderer to the family of his victim: Compare wergild

Origin of eric

1
C16: from Irish eiric

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