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PAULINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pauline mean?
• PAULINE (adjective)
The adjective PAULINE has 1 sense:
1. relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
Familiarity information: PAULINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Paul ((New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle)
Context examples
The study was led by Pauline Mendola, Ph.D., an investigator at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
(Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy linked to miscarriage, National Institutes of Health)
The study was conducted by Pauline Mendola, Ph.D., an investigator in the Epidemiology Branch at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and colleagues.
(Persistent organic pollutants in maternal blood linked to smaller fetal size, National Institutes of Health)
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