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Adie

[ey-dee]
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noun
  1. a female given name.
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Historical Examples

  • The sympiezometer was invented in 1818 by Adie of Edinburgh.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3

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  • "I should not be surprised if you and Adie find yourselves inclined to take a long morning nap after your journey," he said.

  • Adie, of whom nothing is known, was doubtless the carpenter or bricklayer who actually did the work.

  • The Adie standard barometer is so arranged that it is only necessary to read the summit of the mercury.

British Dictionary definitions for adie

Adie

noun
  1. Kathryn, known as Kate. born 1945, British television journalist, noted esp. for her frontline reporting of revolutions, wars, etc
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