mammoth
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Something very large of its kind.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmæməθ
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Definition
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noun
figuratively
Something very large of its kind.
Any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
A kind of large donkey.
adjective
Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
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A national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river.
Largest known mammoth.
A variety of mammoth.
Very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere.
Very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere.
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