elephant

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɛl.ɪ.fənt/
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/ˈɛl.ɪ.fənt/ · /ˈɛl.ə.fənt/ · /ˈel.ə.fənt/ · /el.e.fant/ · /ɛlɪˈfaɳʈ/ · /ˈɛlɪfəɳʈ/

Definition of elephant

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything huge and ponderous.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of elephant paper.
  5. (British, childish, countable, uncountable)used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
    “Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...”
  6. (obsolete, uncountable)Ivory.
    “He sent rich gifts of elephant and gold.”
  7. (countable, uncountable)A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.

name

  1. The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

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Etymology

From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to…

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From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *eḷu (“elephant”) (compare Tamahaq êlu, Tamasheq alu) or Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant; ivory”). More at ivory. Replaced Middle English olifant (from the aforementioned Old French form, from Vulgar Latin *olifantus), which replaced Old English elpend (“elephant”).

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