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Meaning
Noun
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In Elephants & Paper sizes:
A
mammal
of the order Proboscidea, having a
trunk
, and two large
ivory
tusks
jutting
from the
upper
jaw.
●
Any
member
of the
subfamily
Elephantinae not also of the
genera
Mammuthus and Primelephas.
●
Anything
huge
and ponderous.
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In Printing & Paper sizes:
Synonym of
elephant
paper
●
In British English & Paper sizes:
used when
counting
to
add
length
, so that each
count
takes
about one second
●
Ivory.
●
In Xiangqi:
A
xiangqi
piece
that is
moved
two points
diagonally
, may not
jump
over
intervening
pieces
and may not
cross
the river.
Name
●
The 105th
sura
(chapter) of
th
e Quran.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
elephant
English
elefant
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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