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Definition of elephantine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

elephantine

adjective
 
/ˌelɪˈfæntaɪn/
 
/ˌelɪˈfæntiːn/
(formal or humorous)
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  1. very large and clumsy; like an elephant
    • elephantine movements
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek elephantinos, from elephas, elephant- ‘elephant’.
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