Eric

Definitions

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
   historical
3. Acronym of Education Resources Information Center.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
4. Acronym of everybody reading in class (“a session in which pupils read books”).
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
5. Acronym of European Research Infrastructure Consortium.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
6. Acronym of Electronic Registration Information Center.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةإريكإيريك

CatalàEric

ČeštinaErik

DanskErik

ΕλληνικάΈρικΕρρίκος

Esperantoeriko

EestiEerikErik

SuomiEerikeeroerkki

Magyarérik

ՀայերենԷրիկ

ÍslenskaEiríkur

ItalianoEricErico

日本語エリック

한국어에릭

LatinaEricus

LietuviųErikas

LatviešuĒriks

NederlandsErik

PolskiEryk

PortuguêsÉrico

РусскийЭрик

SlovenčinaErik

SlovenščinaErik

SvenskaErik

TürkçeErik

Examples

“The court-poets of Wales […] could demand⟳ an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.”

“"What's your name⟳?" "Eric - I mean⟳ Williams." "Then why don't you say⟳ what you mean⟳?"”

“Mark⟳ it. Professor Roberts does not like⟳ the name⟳ Eric. This happens to be one of his given names, and it is a very honorable one. Eric was the first Viking explorer of the North American continent, and this ERIC we hope⟳ will be an explorer in the fields of complex therapy.”

“In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own⟳ lives in the school library.”

“The episode follows two different stories: in one, the show’s resident bigot, Eric Cartman, is outraged to learn⟳ that fellow fourth grader Clyde has risen to prominence as a white nationalist podcaster who makes offensive claims about women, Jewish people, Black people and other minority groups to goad them into debating him in exploitative viral videos (“WOKE STUDENT TOTALLY PWNED”).”

“ERIC was formed to help⟳ states maintain⟳ accurate voter rolls and spot illegal voting. But instances of duplicate voting and out-of-state or out-of-precinct voting continue⟳ despite ERIC’s involvement. ERIC has failed at its stated mission of maintaining voter rolls because its true mission is to increase⟳ voter registration. Fortunately, a growing number⟳ of states are leaving ERIC, and more should follow⟳.”

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