Etymology

antelope

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Today it means: Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed. Full definition →

Middle English antelope ← Old French antelop ← Medieval Latin antilops
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antelope · noun1

  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromἀνθόλοψ
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromantilops
  3. Old French · derived fromantelop
  4. Middle English · inherited fromantelope
  5. English todayantelope

From Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Medieval Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), which is of obscure origin.

Antelope · proper noun2

From antelope.

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