Abel: Meaning and Definition of
A•bel
Pronunciation: (ā'bul for 4 also Norw. ä'bul), [key]
— n.
- the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- 1827–1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.
- 1908–87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965–77.
- 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.
- a male given name.
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