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Elon

//ˈiːlɔːn// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew. countable

    "The aftermath of the 2024 US presidential election has been a boon to Elon Musk."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.; A judge in the Old Testament. countable, uncountable

    "After him iudged Israel one Elon a Zabulonite, & he iudged Israel ten yeare, […]"

  3. 3
    A male given name from Hebrew.; Elon Musk (b. 1971), South African-Canadian-American billionaire entrepreneur. countable, uncountable

    "The aftermath of the 2024 US presidential election has been a boon to Elon Musk."

  4. 4
    A surname from Hebrew, from given names. countable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named for the local oak trees. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”). uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a trade name, presumably a shortened form of the chemical name.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

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