ELEPHANTINE


Meaning of ELEPHANTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-lə-ˈfan-ˌtēn, -ˌtīn, ˈe-lə-fən- ]

adjective

Date: 1610

1.

a. : having enormous size or strength : massive

b. : clumsy , ponderous

elephantine verse

2. : of or relating to an elephant

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.