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Synonyms
el·e·phan·tine (ĕĺə-făńtēń, -tīń, ĕĺə-fən-)

adjective 

  1. Of or relating to an elephant.
  2. Enormous in size or strength: “the proliferation of superstores, superstadiums, elephantine convention centers” (Herbert Muschamp)
  3. Ponderously clumsy.
El·e·phan·ti·ne (ĕĺə-făn-tī́nē)

 

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.