English Explanatory Dictionary

elmo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Initialism of enough, let's move on.
name
  1. A male given name from Italian.
  2. A city in Missouri.
  3. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  4. A town in Utah.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
  6. A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
noun
  1. A document camera.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛlmoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Elmo.wav

Word forms

elmo Elmos

Etymology

From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar. * By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.

Synonyms

Apartheid Clyde Elongated Muskrat Phony Stark

Derived words

St. Elmo's fire
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