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Cain

Pronunciation: /keɪn/

Definition of Cain
  • (in the Bible) the eldest son of Adam and Eve and murderer of his brother Abel.

Phrases

raise Cain

informal create trouble or a commotion: he was raising Cain with narrow-minded conservation groups

Cain in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Cain in the US English dictionary
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