El·e·phan·ti·ne ( l  -f n-t  n ) An island of southeast Egypt in the Nile River below the First Cataract near Aswan. In ancient times it was a military post guarding the southern frontier of Egypt. The Elephantine papyruses, dating from the fifth century b.c., were discovered here in 1903. |
| el·e·phan·tine (l-fntn, -tn, l-fn-) adj. 1. Of or relating to an elephant. 2. Enormous in size or strength: "the proliferation of superstores, superstadiums, [and] elephantine convention centers" (Herbert Muschamp). 3. Ponderously clumsy. |
elephantine
Adjective
like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous
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| Adj. | 1. | elephantine - of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
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