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adrian   (TTS Sound)

The noun adrian has 2 senses

• Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Adrian -- (Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138))


• Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian -- (English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997))