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elephantine

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11 lettersPronunciation /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeeehilnnptStarts with EEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. of great mass; huge and bulky

Word origin

From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine.

Used in a sentence

  • The scene around them was currently plunged into gloom. Dark mists swirled round them and elephantine shapes lurked indistinctly in the shadows.
  • Ugly, clumsy and far from silent, with elephantine point mechanisms at the car sheds, it nevertheless works and has been brought up to date electrically for further public service.

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