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Elmo

Pronunciation: /ˈɛlmoʊ/

The English word “Elmo” has 5 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  2. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
  3. A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

noun

  1. A document camera.
  2. A character who is irritating to many but very popular with children, especially a character who joined a show late in its run.

Etymology

From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar. * By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.

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