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ELF (elves)

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Dictionary entry overview: What does ELF mean?

• ELF (noun)
The noun ELF has 2 senses:

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
2. below 3 kilohertz

Familiarity information: ELF used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ELF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

elf; gremlin; imp; pixie; brownie; hob; pixy

Hypernyms ("elf" is a kind of...):

faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elf"):

leprechaun (a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)

sandman (an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Below 3 kilohertz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

extremely low frequency; ELF

Hypernyms ("ELF" is a kind of...):

radio frequency (an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared)

Holonyms ("ELF" is a part of...):

electromagnetic spectrum (the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves)

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