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elephant.

Meanings, usage and a little more understanding.

WordNet meanings

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  1. Noun

    five-toed pachyderm

  2. Noun

    the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

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Wiktionary meanings

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  1. Nouncountableuncountable

    A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

  2. Nouncountablefigurativelyuncountable

    Anything huge and ponderous.

  3. Nouncountableuncountable

    Synonym of elephant paper.

  4. NounUKchildishcountableuncountable

    used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

  5. Nounobsoleteuncountable

    Ivory.

  6. Nouncountableuncountable

    A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.

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