Adler

[ ad-ler; for 1–3 also ahd-ler ]

/ ˈæd lər; for 1–3 also ˈɑd lər /

noun

Alfred,1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.

Cyrus,1863–1940, U.S. religious leader and Jewish scholar.

Felix,1851–1933, U.S. educator, reformer, and writer.

Kurt (Herbert),1905–77, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.

Lawrence CecilLarry,1914–2001, U.S. harmonica player.

Mortimer (Jerome),1902–91, U.S. philosopher, educator, and author.

Peter Hermann,1899–1990, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria-Hungary.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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After two novels, Adler went back to journalism, to reporting on the moment.
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Given this sort of language, it is not surprising that Adler watched soap operas voraciously for a period of two and a half years.
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With the birth of Ferdinand a new feeling awoke in Adler's stony heart—a feeling of unbounded and eternal love.
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Adler jumped up, slipped through the garden gate and ran into the fields.
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Adler had never been so eloquent as at the moment when his reason was leaving him.
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British Dictionary definitions for adler

Adler

/ (German ˈaːdlər) /

noun

(German ˈaːdlər) Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist, noted for his descriptions of overcompensation and inferiority feelings

(ˈædlə) Larry, full name Lawrence Cecil Adler. 1914–2001, US harmonica player

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Adler

[ äd′lər, ăd′- ]

Alfred 1870-1937

Austrian psychiatrist. He rejected Sigmund Freud's emphasis on sexuality and theorized that neurotic behavior is an overcompensation for feelings of inferiority.

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