First Known Use: 15th century
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antelope
noun an·te·lope \ˈan-tə-ˌlōp\
: an animal in Africa and Asia that looks like a deer, has horns pointing up and back, and runs very fast
plural an·te·lope or an·te·lopes
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1
a : any of various ruminant deerlike mammals (family Bovidae) chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward b : pronghorn
2
: leather from antelope hide
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Origin of ANTELOPE
Middle English, fabulous heraldic beast, probably from Middle French antelop savage animal with sawlike horns, from Medieval Latin anthalopus, from Late Greek antholop-, antholops
Rhymes with ANTELOPE
antipope, arthroscope, biotope, bronchoscope, bunny slope, calliope, cryoscope, endoscope, envelope, episcope, epitope, fluoroscope, forlorn hope, gastroscope, gyroscope, horoscope, interlope, isotope, kinescope, microscope, misanthrope, periscope, phalarope, radarscope, slippery slope, sniperscope, spectroscope, telescope
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antelope
noun an·te·lope \ˈan-tə-ˌlōp\
Definition of ANTELOPE for Kids
: an animal chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that resembles a deer and has horns that extend upward and backward
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