Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the Bible, the wife of David.
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- proper noun The wife of Nabal and later of
David . - proper noun A female
given name , used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.
Etymologies
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Examples
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When not writing about art, craft, gardening, and fiber, Abigail is busy getting her hands dirty restoring a 14th century farmhouse in rural Tuscany.
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Abigail is also a featured artist on Greenmuseum. org, the online environmental art museum.
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Alessandro: I call her Abigail "the machine" Breslin!
Cynthia Ellis: Tribeca Interview: Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones: Rock God Meets Rock Child Cynthia Ellis 2011
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Alessandro: I call her Abigail "the machine" Breslin!
Cynthia Ellis: Tribeca Interview: Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones: Rock God Meets Rock Child Cynthia Ellis 2011
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Alessandro: I call her Abigail "the machine" Breslin!
Cynthia Ellis: Tribeca Interview: Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones: Rock God Meets Rock Child Cynthia Ellis 2011
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Abigail is passionate about higher education, and her classroom goals are derived from her hope that every student will have the ability to succeed in college.
Gary Stager: Education Nation & Ideological Blindness Gary Stager 2010
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Abigail is passionate about higher education, and her classroom goals are derived from her hope that every student will have the ability to succeed in college.
Gary Stager: Education Nation & Ideological Blindness Gary Stager 2010
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Abigail is spot on: these cultural vandals need to be identified.
MIND MELD: Why is Genre Fiction Bleak and What Can Be Done About It? 2009
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Abigail is passionate about higher education, and her classroom goals are derived from her hope that every student will have the ability to succeed in college.
Gary Stager: Education Nation & Ideological Blindness Gary Stager 2010
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Alessandro: I call her Abigail "the machine" Breslin!
Cynthia Ellis: Tribeca Interview: Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones: Rock God Meets Rock Child Cynthia Ellis 2011
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