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jumbo

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. Especially large or powerful.

Noun

  1. An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
  2. An elephant.
  3. A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
  4. A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
  5. Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
  6. A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.
  7. Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).
  8. Alternative form of JuMBO
  9. Acronym of Jupiter-mass binary object

Proper noun

  1. A nickname for one or that of a large size
  2. A nickname for one or that of a small size
  3. A traditional animal name for an elephant

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