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elephantine definition

el·ephan·tine (el′ə fan′tēn′, el′ə fən tēn′; -tīn′)

adjective

  1. of an elephant or elephants
  2. like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.

Etymology: L elephantinus < Gr elephantinos

Elephantine definition

El·ephan·tine (el′ə fan tī′nē, -tē′-)

small island in the Nile, opposite Aswan: site of ancient ruins

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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