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WHITE ELEPHANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("white elephant" is a kind of...):
Elephas maximus; Indian elephant (Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("white elephant" is a kind of...):
possession (anything owned or possessed)
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