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either of Elephas maximus or Loxodonta africana of the Proboscidea order, huge, thick-skinned, largest of extant four-footed animals, almost hairless mammal, with a long flexible trunk and, usu. two ivory tusks growing out of the upper jaw, which is commonly domesticated; an elephant.
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(in comp.) anything that is huge, large.
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a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet or 36 inches (0.9144 meter); a yard.
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a unit of measure of writing paper; a double foolscap size.
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a piece of an iron rod.
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a small hollow bamboo piece used to shoot with the seeds of certain plants, used as a toy.
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the symbol of the number eight.
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a kind oflliteration, in which the alliterative consonant is not a compound and has a long preceding vowel.