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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Hebrew.

   "Elie Faure (author of a 1922 History of Art)"

2. 2
   A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4900).
3. 3
   A community in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, Manitoba, Canada.

Example

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"Elie Faure (author of a 1922 History of Art)"

Etymology

Variously a form of Elijah used in Romanian, French, and some other languages, or short for names like Eliezer.

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