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eli
/ˈilaɪ/
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What does eli mean?
noun
- A student at Yale University.
- Abbreviation of equity-linked instrument.
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- The priest who brought up Samuel.
- Clipping of Elijah.
- Clipping of Elisha.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈilaɪ/
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See this word in context.
Man is a bundle of disharmonies, as the great Eli Metchnikoff pointed out, physically, psychologically and sociologically.
Eli was turning, Smith was feeding, and I was carrying wheat to the fan.
More book examples (3)
And then go men to Shiloh, where the Ark of God with the relics were kept long time under Eli the prophet.
Eli was one of those conservatives and said only, "Nay verily my sons."
Nothing of the kind; it was merely that a Yankee by the name of Eli Whitney had perfected a machine to take the seeds out of short staple cotton.