Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.
  • proper noun A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.

Etymologies

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Anglicized form of Adèle, the French equivalent of Adela.

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Examples

  • On the other hand, the fact that Adele is now onside with bringing down Rossum is also an interesting change of events -

    Dollhouse – The Rossum Mainframe is powered by the Attic « Show Me SciFi 2009

  • On the other hand, the fact that Adele is now onside with bringing down Rossum is also an interesting change of events -

    2009 December « Show Me SciFi 2009

  • I don't know what the future holds for the piece I wrote, but until I figure that out, it's in Adele's trustworthy hands.

    This & That on writing 2008

  • Adele is an artist — she paints pictures so tiny they require headset magnification to make out what's going on in them.

    Kurt Loder Reviews Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Synecdoche, New York’ » MTV Movies Blog 2008

  • I don't know what the future holds for the piece I wrote, but until I figure that out, it's in Adele's trustworthy hands.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • Even a bit more exciting (though I have heard Adele is beside herself) is a quote on the back from the early days of dgr scribbles and lots more about us on pages 16, 17 and 18.

    The Bookaholics' Guide to Book Blogs 2007

  • Even a bit more exciting (though I have heard Adele is beside herself) is a quote on the back from the early days of dgr scribbles and lots more about us on pages 16, 17 and 18.

    40 entries from September 2007 2007

  • Even a bit more exciting (though I have heard Adele is beside herself) is a quote on the back from the early days of dgr scribbles and lots more about us on pages 16, 17 and 18.

    The Bookaholics' Guide to Book Blogs 2007

  • ‘If you call Adele a horror,’ retorted Vandeloup, coolly, ‘I am certainly going to revive her, so you had best sit down and hear me to the end, for you certainly will not turn me from my purpose.’

    Madame Midas 2003

  • Nine and a half months later, Teresa gives birth to a perfect baby girl she calls Adele Claire.

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

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