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- proper noun A male
given name , a Latinized variant ofAdolph .
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Examples
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William Adolphus is my favourite among my six cats.
Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1912
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-- _Athaulf_ (called Adolphus), the brother and successor of Alaric, was an admirer of the empire.
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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_ -- I beg to inform "Adolphus" that the Novel of which he is in search (No. 15.p. 231.) is _Le Morne au Diable_, by Eugène Sue; the hero of which is the Duke of Monmouth, who is supposed to have escaped to Martinique.
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"Adolphus," answered Wayland, in amaze at her emotion.
Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Effie Afton 1858
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"Adolphus," said Fanny, rising suddenly from her seat, more for the sake of turning round so as to look at him, than with the object of getting from him, "Adolphus, you are joking with me."
The Kellys and the O'Kellys Anthony Trollope 1848
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"Adolphus," said Fanny, "I thought there was to be no flattering between us?"
The Kellys and the O'Kellys Anthony Trollope 1848
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"Adolphus," she said, "I have something to say to you, -- something to which you must listen very carefully."
The Small House at Allington Anthony Trollope 1848
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"Adolphus," said the young beauty solemnly, "if I cannot be your wife with the consent of my father, I never will marry another.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Various
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"Adolphus," said he, "has got nothing more to say on that subject.
The Small House at Allington Anthony Trollope 1848
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"Adolphus," she said, "I can't dance with you, though I said
The Small House at Allington Anthony Trollope 1848
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