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| el·e·phan·tine [ èllə fán tn, èllə fán tn, élləfən tn, élləfən tn ] |
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1. slow and heavy: moving in a slow, heavy, and often clumsy or awkward way
  the heavy elephantine tread of his feet
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2. enormous: very large or very great
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3. similar to elephant: resembling an elephant
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| [Early 16th century. Via Latin< Greek elephantinos< elephās "elephant"] |
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